{"id":423150,"date":"2026-01-19T11:42:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-19T11:42:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/423150\/"},"modified":"2026-01-19T11:42:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T11:42:08","slug":"newcastle-unveil-kiwi-olympian-as-latest-signing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/423150\/","title":{"rendered":"Newcastle unveil Kiwi Olympian as latest signing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rugbypass.com\/teams\/newcastle\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Newcastle<\/a> Red <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rugbypass.com\/teams\/bulls\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bulls<\/a> have announced the signing of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rugbypass.com\/teams\/hurricanes\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Hurricanes<\/a> break-out sensation Fehi Fineanganofo.<\/p>\n<p>The 23-year-old took Super Rugby by storm last season with six tries in 12 games for the Hurricanes \u2013 part of a remarkable rise which has seen him starring for New Zealand\u2019s national 7s team at the Paris Olympics.<\/p>\n<p>Standing at an imposing 6 foot 1 and with footwork to boot, his elusive running and ruthless finishing helped propel <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rugbypass.com\/teams\/new-zealand\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">New Zealand<\/a> 7s to tournament victory in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rugbypass.com\/teams\/singapore\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Singapore<\/a> before earning his spot in the Olympic squad.<\/p>\n<p>Touching down 16 times in 24 games for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rugbypass.com\/teams\/bay-of-plenty\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bay of Plenty<\/a> at National Provincial level, Fineanganofo will be bringing his X-factor to the Gallagher PREM next season when he arrives on a two-year deal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFehi is an incredibly exciting talent who knows his way to the try-line,\u201d said Red Bulls\u2019 sporting general manager Neil McIlroy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor a big guy he is very quick and nimble, and he has got that real cutting edge in attack.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe has enjoyed a pretty rapid rise in New Zealand through their Sevens programme and into Super Rugby, and we see Newcastle Red Bulls as a great stage to showcase his talents.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fineanganofo said: \u201cI\u2019m really excited for this new challenge and opportunity at Newcastle Red Bulls, but my main focus right now is Super Rugby and NPC here in New Zealand.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m super grateful to New Zealand Rugby, the All Black 7s, Bay of Plenty and Hurricanes for the chance to achieve my dream of becoming a professional player. I\u2019m especially grateful for the support I\u2019ve had over the years, getting me through injuries and back on the field.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want to end off this year the right way, and to chase trophies in both Super Rugby and NPC. After that I can\u2019t wait to start a new chapter with Newcastle Red Bulls, and the brand of rugby they want to bring to the Gallagher PREM.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Newcastle Red Bulls have announced the signing of Hurricanes break-out sensation Fehi Fineanganofo. The 23-year-old took Super Rugby&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":423151,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[567],"tags":[64,63,760,85],"class_list":{"0":"post-423150","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-rugby","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-rugby","11":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/423150","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=423150"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/423150\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/423151"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=423150"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=423150"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=423150"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}