Kulikefu Finefeuiaki

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Kulikefu Finefeuiaki
Personal information
Full nameKulikefu Finefeuiaki
Born (2003-12-21) 21 December 2003 (age 20)
Auckland, New Zealand
Height190 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight105 kg (16 st 7 lb)
Playing information
Position Second-row
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2023–24 North Qld Cowboys 2040016
2025– Dolphins 00000
Total2040016
Source: [1]
As of 27 April 2024

Kulikefu Finefeuiaki (born 21 December 2003) is a professional rugby league footballer who plays as a second-rower for the North Queensland Cowboys in the National Rugby League (NRL).

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Background

Finefeuiaki was born in Auckland and is of Tongan and Samoan descent. [2] He moved to Ipswich, Queensland with his family when was 11 years old. [3]

In Ipswich he played his junior rugby league for the Redbank Plains Bears and attended Ipswich State High School before being signed by the North Queensland Cowboys. [4]

Playing career

Early career

In 2020 and 2021, Finefeuiaki played for the Ipswich Jets in the Mal Meninga Cup. [5] [6] [7]

In 2022, he moved to Townsville, joining the Cowboys' Young Guns squad. [8] [9] That season he played for the Townsville Blackhawks in the Queensland Cup and Hastings Deering Colts, starting at second-row in the Blackhawks' Colts Grand Final win over the Redcliffe Dolphins. [10] [11] In June 2022, he represented Queensland under-19 in their loss to New South Wales. [12]

2023

In April, Finefeuiaki was upgraded to a development contract, joining the Cowboys NRL squad. [13]

In round 10 of the 2023 NRL season, Finefeuiaki made his first grade debut in North Queensland's 20–6 win over the Sydney Roosters at Suncorp Stadium. [14] In round 16, he scored his first try in the top grade as North Queensland defeated Penrith 27-23 in golden point extra-time. [15] He played a total of 12 games for North Queensland in the 2023 NRL season as the club finished 11th on the table. [16]

2024

On April 24th, the Dolphins announced Finefeuiaki had signed a three year contract with the team from 2025. [17]

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References

  1. ↑ "Kulikefu Finefeuiaki - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  2. ↑ "Cowboys wrecking ball that 'gives Dearden nightmares'". Code Sports. 4 May 2023.
  3. ↑ "Kulikefu Finefeuiaki". NQ Cowboy.
  4. ↑ "Rising schoolboy footballer inspired after NRL contract". The Courier Mail. 10 March 2021.
  5. ↑ "Ipswich State High's best school sport stars revealed". The Courier Mail. 13 July 2020.
  6. ↑ "QRL U18 Mal Meninga Cup - 2021 Round 1". LeagueUnlimited. 2 March 2021.
  7. ↑ "QRL U18 Auswide Bank Mal Meninga Cup - 2020 Round 1". LeagueUnlimited. 10 March 2020.
  8. ↑ "Kuli 'is just a good, hard runner of the football'". QRL. 20 June 2022.
  9. ↑ "Updated Young Guns team list: Trial v Mackay Cutters". NQ Cowboys. 26 February 2022.
  10. ↑ "QRL U21 Hastings Deering Colts - 2022 Grand Final". LeagueUnlimited. 20 September 2022.
  11. ↑ "How colossal Cowboys prospect Kulikefu Finefeuiaki overcame adversity for Queensland debut". Townsville Bulletin. 1 February 2023.
  12. ↑ "QRL confirms Queensland Under 19 men's squad". QRL. 16 June 2022.
  13. ↑ "Cowboys blood imposing Finefeuiaki for Roosters clash". Yahoo Sport. 4 May 2023.
  14. ↑ "Cowboys team list: Round 10 v Roosters". NQ Cowboys. 2 May 2023.
  15. ↑ "NRL ScoreCentre: North Queensland Cowboys vs Penrith Panthers — live scores, stats and results". www.abc.net.au.
  16. ↑ "NRL 2023: North Queensland Cowboys season review". www.sportingnews.com.
  17. ↑ "Finefeuiaki to join Dolphins from 2025". www.dolphinsnrl.com.au.
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