Sione Faumuina

Sione Faumuina

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Personal information
Full name	Sione Vili Faumuina
Born	(1981-03-27) March 27, 1981 Auckland, New Zealand
Height	6 ft 2 in (190 cm)
Weight	15 st 12 lb (101 kg)
Playing information
Position	Lock
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
2001	Canberra Raiders	11	2	0	0	8
2002–06	NZ Warriors	88	18	33	0	138
2005	Hull F.C.	3	1	0	0	4
2007–08	North Queensland	33	4	0	0	16
2009	Castleford Tigers	21	2	0	0	8
	Total	156	27	33	0	174
Representative
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
2003–04	New Zealand	2	0	4	0	8
Source: NRL Stats

Sione Faumuina (born March 27, 1981 in Auckland, New Zealand) is a New Zealand rugby league player who currently plays for the Redcliffe Dolphins.

He joined the Castleford Tigers in the European Super League at the start of the 2009 season.

He also has previously played for the Canberra Raiders and New Zealand Warriors and was due to play for Superleague club Harlequins RL until the club tore up his contract pre-season. Faumuina represented the New Zealand national team on two occasions between 2003 and 2004 and his position of choice is second row although he has also played at lock, centre and stand-off.

He was released by the New Zealand Warriors in August 2006 for repeated involvement in "cases of serious misconduct", related to alcohol.

Sione Faumuina signed a contract to play for Harlequins Rugby League, starting from the 2007 season, a contract that Quins RL have agreed to tear up.

He signed with the North Queensland Cowboys and has played with them since 2007.

Sione was relesea by mutual consent from Castleford at the back end of the 2009 season.

In 2011, Faumuina moved to Tannum Sands to work in local industry. He now plays five-eighth for Tannum Sands Gullaz.

Personal life

• Faumuina is the former partner of professional netball player Temepara George.

• On July 4, 2008, Faumuina is involved in a single vehicle accident near the Lavarack Barracks in Townsville where he rolls his car and escapes unscathed. He left the scene and reported to police 10.5 hours later. [1]

• In August 2009, Faumuina was suspended from the Castleford Tigers and has since returned to Australia.

External links

• Kiwi forward Faumuina gone missing