Player Sonny Fai

Today is the fourth anniversary since Sonny drowned at Bethells Beach.

RIP Sonny

 

[mt.wellington]

I have never been able to finish that wonderful article on Sonny that won an award. Just far too heartbreaking. Never knew he had gone there after a training session to do extras and was likely too buggered after saving his family to fight on . So tragic. Everytime I see Ben Matulino run around I always think of Sonny and wonder what if...

 

[snake77]

I have never been able to finish that wonderful article on Sonny that won an award. Just far too heartbreaking. Never knew he had gone there after a training session to do extras and was likely too buggered after saving his family to fight on . So tragic. Everytime I see Ben Matulino run around I always think of Sonny and wonder what if...

That's one of the many things that make this so heart breaking. We all want guys that do extras. Here is a guy that went out to do a bit extra. He took his family with him like the family orientated guy he was. We then know how things went with him saving one of his siblings.

The whole thing is heartbreaking.

 

[razzrillinger]

Simon Mannering had some nice things to say about Sonny in his book.

Good story in there about how Matulino and Sonny were overheard arguing about who came in each night to fill the ice machine with ice at Mt Smart.

 

[Defence]

Still hard to believe

 

[Damo]

I still remember exactly what I was doing when I heard this news, bloody devastating.

Rest in Peace Sonny ❤

 

[Navigator]

The Man The myth The Legend he could have been.

 

[Defence]

The boys held a prayer for sonny this morning

 

[Wellington Warrior]

12 years ago today... gone but never forgotten!!

Rest in love Sonny!

 

[Defence]

Wonder if he’d still be playing.
He was a rare talent and a fantastic human.
Rest easy sonny.

 

[bringmethehorizon]

Wonder if he’d still be playing.
He was a rare talent and a fantastic human.
Rest easy sonny.

He would have just jetted off to the super League for a payday after captaining the Warriors to their 5th premiership since 2009. He'd also have just been awarded his 7th back rower of the year Dally M award.

 

[bringmethehorizon]

My wife and I also adopted a greyhound this year, which we named Sonny