Aphelele Fassi

Aphelele Onke Okuhle Fassi (born 23 January 1998) is a South African professional rugby union player for the in the United Rugby Championship and the Currie Cup. His regular position is wing or fullback.

Club career His professional career began in 2018 with the Natal Sharks in the Currie Cup. He was praised for his speed and technique and won the championship in his first season.

International career In June 2021, Aphelele Fassi was selected by the Springboks by Jacques Nienaber to prepare for the British Lions' tour of South Africa. He gets his first cap on July 2, 2021 against Georgia in Pretoria. This is his first international try. Later that year, he was selected to play in the Rugby Championship and played a match against Argentina, scoring another try. After his first international season, he is elected best young South African player for the year 2021.

Honours South Africa 2025 Rugby Championship winner

Test match record

Opponent P W D L Try Pts %Won 4 3 0 1 4 20 3 2 0 1 1 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 3 0 1 1 5 Total 18 15 0 3 7 35

International tries