Mark Faumuina

Mark Faumuina

Personal information
Born	(1971-10-02) 2 October 1971 (age 53)
Height	187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	102 kg (16 st 1 lb)
Playing information
Position	Prop, Second-row
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1988–93 Otahuhu Leopards 1994 Auckland City 19 1 0 0 4 1995–96 Counties Manukau 1996–98 Penrith Panthers 1998–03 Toulouse Olympique 2003–05 Villefranche XIII Aveyron 2006–06 Gratentour XIII Total 19 1 0 0 4 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1993–95 Auckland 1992 Western Samoa
Coaching information
Club Years Team Gms W D L W% 2021–21 Villefranche XIII Aveyron 4 4
Source: [1]

Mark Faumuina (born 2 October 1971) is a former Western Samoa international rugby league footballer.

Playing career

An Otahuhu Leopards junior, Faumuina represented Auckland, playing for the Under 17's in 1987 and the under 18's in 1991. ^[2]

In 1993 Faumuina played for the Probables side in the New Zealand national rugby league team trial match. He did not however make the national side.^{[ citation needed ]}

In 1994 he played for the Auckland City Vulcans in the new Lion Red Cup. He was then picked to be part of the Western Samoan side as it conducted a tour of New Zealand. ^[3] He then played in the 1992 Pacific Cup.^{[ citation needed ]}

In 1995 Faumuina played for the Counties Manukau Heroes. He was picked to play for the Lion Red XIII against a Tongan Residents side and also represented Auckland in its Rugby League Cup challenge.^{[ citation needed ]}

Faumuina played against the touring Great Britain side in 1996, again representing the New Zealand Residents. ^[4] He then signed a contract with the Penrith Panthers but did not make the first grade side.^{[ citation needed ]}

Faumuina later played in France before retiring. In 2003 he played for a French Selection against a touring New Zealand Māori side. ^[5]

References

1. "Player Summary: Marc Faumuina". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 24 July 2025.
2. Otahuhu Rovers Rugby League Football and Sports Club Inc Archived 2010-06-05 at the Wayback Machine Auckland Rugby League
3. Lion Red Rugby League Annual 1994, New Zealand Rugby Football League, 1994. p.50
4. 1996 Tour Match: New Zealand Select XIII 30 Great Britain 22 Cherry and White
5. John Coffey, Bernie Wood (2008). 100 years: Māori rugby league, 1908-2008. Huia Publishers. p. 330. ISBN   9781869693312.