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Full name | Kulikefu Finefeuiaki | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Auckland, New Zealand | 21 December 2003|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 190 cm (6 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 105 kg (16 st 7 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Second-row | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1] As of 6 July 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).
Finefeuiaki was born in Auckland and is of Tongan and Samoan descent. [2] In New Zealand he attended Kelston Primary School before making the move 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]
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]
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]
On April 24th, the Dolphins announced Finefeuiaki had signed a three-year contract with the team from 2025. [17]
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