Mario Fenech is a Maltese-Australian rugby league personality who 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 favored position was as a hooker, where he represented New South Wales in the 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. Since retiring from football, Fenech has been involved in the entertainment industry. He was a regular contributor (and the butt of jokes) on The Footy Show, and has appeared on numerous other TV shows, including Pizza, and made a brief cameo in the rugby league-based film Footy Legends. In 2001, his book What's Doing? was published. 

What is Mario Fenech Famous For?

• Mario Fenech is a Maltese Australian rugby league personality.
• He was also renowned for his short temper on the field in the first half of his career and was regularly sin-binned, sent off, or suspended for disciplinary breaches, acts of aggression, or foul play.
• For his involvement in the entertainment industry. 

What is Mario Fenech's Nationality?

Mario Fenech was born on 11 November 1961 which makes him the present age of 60 as of 2021. He is from Valletta, Malta. His nationality is Maltese and his ethnicity is Maltese-White. He was living in the Botany region of Sydney at the time of his childhood. He has a brother namely, Stephen Fenech. His family believed he had the potential to become a great footballer and that his junior team, the Botany Rams, would not allow him to fulfill these aspirations, so they transferred him to the Mascot Juniors club, as many champion South Sydney players of that era were Mascot Juniors. He has not disclosed the details about his parents' names, and educational background to the media. 

How was the Career of Mario Fenech?

• Maltese Australian rugby league personality, Fenech's rugby career spanned from 1981 to 1995. 
• From the year 1981 to 1990, he played for the South Sydney Rabbitohs. 
• He also had a long rivalry with his opposite number from the Balmain Tigers, Ben Elias. 
• From 1986 to 1990, he captained South Sydney. 
• In 1991, after failing to secure an adequate contract with South Sydney (who were in financial trouble at the time and could only afford to offer him a reduced salary), he moved to the North Sydney Bears and played for them until 1994. He later played in two preliminary final defeats for Norths in 1991 and 1994, with the club being defeated on both occasions by the Canberra Raiders. 
• South Sydney lost as minor-premiers in 1989, which meant that Fenech went through his entire career without playing in a grand final.
• His departure from Souths caused significant controversy within the Rabbitohs’ organization with many ordinary members of the club extremely disappointed with the decision to release a club legend. 
• Later, he signed with Norths.
• In the year 1995, he moved to Brisbane and ended his career in the inaugural season of a new expansion club, the South Queensland Crushers, during which injury and poor form restricted him to just 11 games.
• After his retirement from the ARL, he represented Malta in a rugby league sevens tournament. 
• On 5th July 1988, he (playing at hooker) was given the honor of captaining a Prime Minister's XIII side (a team that included past, current, or future internationals Mal Meninga, Greg Alexander, Mark Geyer, Gavin Miller, David Gillespie, and Glenn Lazarus) against the touring Great Britain Lions. 
• Later on, he would go to play for Australia, although his nickname of “Test Match” stemmed from his habit of competing with such intensity each time he took the field for his club that it was said he treated every game like a Test match. 
• He did start for New South Wales at hooker in the first two games of the 1989 State of Origin series, but a broken hand cost him both his place in the third match of the series and a spot in the Australian touring team which traveled to New Zealand that season, with the role of Kerrod Walters’ deputy going to his Blues replacement David Trewhella.
• Since his retirement from football, he has been involved in the entertainment industry. 
• In the year 2001, his book What's Doing? was published. 
• He was a regular contributor (and the butt of jokes) on The Footy Show, and has appeared on numerous other TV shows, including Pizza, and made a brief cameo in the rugby league-based film Footy Legends. 
• During his stint on The Footy Show, the footage was repeatedly replayed of him being unwittingly hit on the head with a football during a game between the Crushers and the Parramatta Eels in 1995; this clip led to the dubious honor of any inadvertent contact being made between the ball and the head of a player (in any sport, not necessarily rugby league) being dubbed a "Falcon" in the Australian lexicon. 
• In 2022, Fenech's wife revealed that Fenech often resented the way he was treated on The Footy Show. 

Who is Mario Fenech's Wife?

Mario Fenech is a married man. He tied a knot with his beautiful wife, Rebecca. The duo is enjoying their present life a lot without any disturbances. His sexual orietnation is straight and he is not gay.

How much is Mario Fenech's Net Worth?

Mario Fenech is a former rugby league player and TV personality. His rugby career spanned from 1981 to 1995. Since retiring from football, Fenech has been involved in the entertainment industry. As of 2022, the net worth of Mario Fenech is estimated to have $100K-$1 Million as of 2022. His main source of wealth was from his rugby career whereas his current income comes from the entertainment industry. He is also making a decent amount of money from his book career. Today, he is living a lavish lifestyle from his earnings. 

Mario Fenech Height and Weight

Mario Fenech is a cool and handsome man with a charming smile on his face. His body type is average. He stands at the perfect height matching his body weight. In 2016, he revealed that he was suffering from early onset dementia, which he believes to be the result of years of head knocks and concussions suffered during his rugby career. By 2022 he had lost most of his memory of his playing career. His hair color is salt and pepper. He has a pair of brown eyes. He has got a healthy body at present.