Mario Fenech

Mario Fenech

Fenech in 2008
Personal information
Nickname	The Maltese Falcon,[1] Muzza
Born	11 November 1961 (1961-11-11) (age 50) Valletta, Malta
Playing information
Position	Hooker, Prop
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1981–1990	Sth. Syd. Rabbitohs	181	18	0	1	73
1991–1994	North Sydney Bears	82	4	0	0	16
1995	Sth. Qld. Crushers	11	0	0	0	0
	Total	274	22	0	1	89
Representative
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1989	City Origin	1	0	0	0	0
1989	New South Wales	2	0	0	0	0
Source: Rugby League Project and Yesterday's Hero

Mario Fenech (nicknamed "The Maltese Falcon", or "Muzza") is a Maltese-Australian rugby league personality. He is a former player of the game for New South Wales, and is a regular guest on The Footy Show. His favoured position was as Hooker, where he represented NSW. In his later career he became a Prop-forward. He captained the Rabbitohs from 1986 to 1990.

Rugby league career

Fenech's career spanned 1981 to 1995. He played for the South Sydney Rabbitohs from 1981 to 1990. He was a strong runner from dummy half and given his style and size, almost always attracted a number of defenders intent on stopping his progress. From 1986 to 1990, he captained the Rabbitohs. In 1991, after failing to secure an adequate contract with South Sydney, he moved to the North Sydney Bears and played for them until 1994. His departure caused significant controversy within the club with many ordinary members of the club extremely disappointed with the decision to release him. In 1995, he ended his career with the South Queensland Crushers. Since retiring Mario has also represented Malta in a rugby league sevens tournament. ^[2]

Post-rugby league career

Since retiring from football Fenech has been involved in the entertainment industry. In 2001 his book What's Doing? was published. He has been a regular contributor on The Footy Show, appeared on numerous other TV shows, including Pizza, and made a brief cameo in the rugby league-based film Footy Legends.^{[citation needed]} With his stint on The Footy Show, footage has been replayed of him being hit on the head with a football. Thus he has had the dubious honour of having contact made between the football and the head on the full named "The Falcon"

References

1. ^ "Falcon backs men with heart". The Morning Bulletin. 24 July 2008. http://www.themorningbulletin.com.au/story/2008/07/24/apn-falcon-backs-men-with/. Retrieved 28 July 2011. 
2. ^ Catholic Weekly article

Sources

• Author Profile at penguin.com.au
• Mario Fenech at the Internet Movie Database
• Article at theage.com.au
• Player Details at stateoforigin.com.au

Persondata
Name	Fenech, Mario
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	11 November 1961
Place of birth	Valletta
Date of death
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