About Mario Fenech
Mario Fenech is a Maltese Australian rugby league personality. He is a former player of the game who had a lengthy career in the New South Wales/Australian Rugby League in the 1980s and 1990s. His favoured position was as hooker, where he represented New South Wales in State of Origin. In his later career, he became a prop-forward. A legendary figure for the South Sydney Rabbitohs, he captained the club for five seasons from 1986 to 1990. Fenech made his first grade debut in round 15 of the 1981 NSWRFL season against Western Suburbs at Redfern Oval scoring a try in a 23-17 victory. In 1989, Fenech was awarded with Dally M captain of the year as South Sydney claimed the Minor Premiership. In Fenech's first year at North Sydney, he played 24 matches as the club reached the preliminary final but fell short of their first grand final in nearly 50 years losing to Penrith.
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