New Zealand rugby league footballer
Poasa Faamausili Faamausili in 2021
Born (1996-02-14 ) 14 February 1996 (age 28) Auckland , New Zealand Height 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) Weight 108 kg (17 st 0 lb) Position Prop
As of 17 May 2024
Poasa Faamausili (born 14 February 1996) is a former New Zealand rugby league footballer who last played as a prop for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs .
He previously played for the Dolphins , the St. George Illawarra Dragons , the Sydney Roosters and the New Zealand Warriors in the NRL.
Background
Faamausili was born in Auckland , New Zealand, and is of Samoan descent. He attended Waitakere College [ 2] Glenora Bears in the Auckland Rugby League competition.[ 3]
Playing career
(2014-2016) Faamausili played in the Sydney Roosters’ Holden Cup side from 2014 to 2016. Faamausili started in the front row in the Sydney Roosters’ 2016 Holden Cup premiership winning team.[ 4]
(2018-2020) Faamausili made his first-grade debut in round 18 of the 2018 NRL season against the Gold Coast Titans .[ 5]
(2020) In the 2020 NRL season , Faamausili was loaned to the New Zealand Warriors .[ 6] [ 7]
(2021-2022) On 15 October 2020, Faamausili signed a two-year deal with the St. George Illawarra Dragons , becoming Anthony Griffin's first signing at the club.[ 8] 2021 NRL season against the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks .[ 9]
Faamausili played eleven matches for St. George in the 2021 NRL season .[ 10] 2022 NRL season .
(2023) In the 2023 NRL season , Faamausili made his club debut in round 4 with the Dolphins against the Brisbane Broncos at Suncorp Stadium , and played in four games at national level.[ 11] Redcliffe Dolphins in the Queensland Cup state competition.
(2024) In November 2023, Faamausili signed a two-year contract with the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs for the 2024 NRL season onwards.[ 12] [ 13]
Retirement On 14 October 2024, Faamasuili would announced his retirement from rugby league after playing seven seasons.[ 14]
Post playing
After retiring from the NRL, Faamasuili signed to play for the Narellan Jets in the Group 6 Rugby League Competition.[ 15]
References
^ "Poasa Faamausili - Career Stats & Summary" . Rugby League Project . Retrieved 8 November 2020 .^ "Rugby league: Warriors secure Roosters prop Poasa Faamausili on loan deal" . The New Zealand Herald Archived from the original on 28 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021 .^ "Kiwi prop Poasa Faamausili helps create a NRL record as one of three try-scorers on debut" . Stuff the original on 14 June 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2021 .^ "2016 NYC Grand Final team lists" . 18th Man . 27 September 2016. Archived from the original on 7 July 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021 .^ "Titans vs Roosters - Summary" . ESPN . Archived from the original on 10 April 2019.^ Gilhooly, Daniel (24 June 2020). "Faamausili loan deal at Warriors extended" . The Canberra Times . Archived from the original on 20 October 2020. Retrieved 15 October 2020 . ^ Walsh, Dan (27 June 2020). "Warriors to lose loan player, RTS charged as woes deepen" . National Rugby League . Archived from the original on 17 October 2020. Retrieved 15 October 2020 . ^ "Eels in shock talks with tryscoring freak" The Daily Telegraph . Retrieved 15 October 2020 .^ "Cronulla Sharks win scrappy clash with Dragons; Canberra Raiders beat Wests Tigers with dominant second half" . ABC News . Australian Broadcasting Corporation . 14 March 2021. Archived from the original on 14 March 2021. Retrieved 15 March 2021 .^ Brunsdon, Simon (28 August 2021). "Luckless Cowboy ends 14-game losing streak; Dragons find their new No.6: 3 Big Hits" . Fox Sports Archived from the original on 6 October 2021. Retrieved 6 October 2021 . ^ "2023 NRL Signings Tracker: Alamoti, Schneider join Penrith" . www.nrl.com .^ "A New Breed in Hutchison, Mann, Turpin and Faamausili" . 8 November 2023.^ "NRL contract news: Canterbury Bulldogs sign Drew Hutchison, Kurt Mann and Jake Turpin for 2024 season" . www.sportingnews.com . 8 November 2023.^ Chalk, Ethan Lee (14 October 2024). "Journeyman forward announces retirement" . Zero Tackle . Retrieved 19 October 2024 . ^ Chalk, Ethan Lee (25 November 2024). "Retired journeyman finds new club" . Zero Tackle . Retrieved 26 November 2024 .
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