Paterika Vaivai

Paterika Vaivai

Personal information
Born	(1992-02-14) 14 February 1992 (age 32) Salamumu, Samoa
Height	181 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	120 kg (18 st 13 lb)
Playing information
Rugby league
Position	Prop
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2014–15 Newcastle Knights 6 0 0 0 0 2017 Gold Coast Titans 10 1 0 0 4 2018 Leigh Centurions 1 0 0 0 0 2019–20 Toulouse Olympique 27 6 0 0 24 2022–2024 Te Atatu Roosters 16 3 0 0 12 Total 60 10 0 0 40 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2022 Akarana Falcons 2 0 0 0 0
Rugby union
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2021 SU Agen 8 0 0 0 0
Source: [1] [2] As of 12 August 2023 (UTC)

Paterika Vaivai (born 14 February 1992) is a Samoan professional rugby league footballer who plays for New Zealand Warriors in their New South Wales Cup side and for the Te Atatu Roosters in the Auckland Rugby League competition.

He previously played for the Newcastle Knights and Gold Coast Titans in the National Rugby League, and the Leigh Centurions in the Championship.

Background

Vaivai was born in Salamumu, Samoa, and moved to New Zealand at a young age.

He played his junior rugby league for the Bay Roskill Vikings in the Auckland Rugby League's Sharman Cup, before being signed by the Melbourne Storm.

Playing career

Early career

After playing with the Melbourne Storm, Vaivai returned to New Zealand in 2010 to play for the New Zealand Warriors. He was a part of their NYC squad but didn't play a game. In 2012, he joined the Newcastle Knights. He played for the Knights' NYC team in 2012, ^{[3] [4]} winning the Knights' NYC Coach's Award, ^[5] before graduating to the Knights' New South Wales Cup team in 2013. ^{[6] [7]}

2014

In round 9 of the 2014 NRL season, Vaivai made his NRL debut for Newcastle against the Penrith Panthers. ^{[8] [9]} On 1 November, he re-signed with the Newcastle club on a two-year contract. ^{[10] [11]}

2015

Vaivai went on to play five more games in 2015, but at the end of the season, was released a year early from his Newcastle contract, ^{[12] [13]} due to being arrested for allegedly taking part in what was reported as an out-of-control brawl. ^[14]

2016

In 2016, Vaivai joined the Burleigh Bears in the Queensland Cup. ^[15] In September, after impressing in the Queensland Cup, he signed a one-year contract with the Gold Coast Titans starting in 2017. ^[16]

2017

Vaivai played ten NRL games for the Gold Coast club in the 2017 season. ^[17] In October, he signed a two-year contract with the Leigh Centurions in the Kingstone Press Championship, starting in 2018. ^[18]

2021

On 15 February 2021 it was reported that he had agreed to leave Toulouse Olympique by mutual consent with immediate effect. ^[19]

On 15 April 2021 it was announced that he had switched code to play for French rugby union club SU Agen in the Top 14 ^[20]

2022-24 Te Atatū Roosters and NZ Warriors (NSW Cup)

In 2022 Vaivai signed with the Te Atatu Roosters playing eight matches for them. He resigned in 2023 but has also played in the New Zealand Warriors New South Wales Cup side and as a result was only able to play for Te Atatū three times with seven appearances for the NSW Cup side. He debuted on March 11 when he came off the interchange bench in a 30–18 win at Allianz Stadium in Sydney. ^[21] He resigned with the Te Atatū club again in 2024 being responsible for training the side and played in their debut win over Richmond on April 6. ^[22]

References

1. loverugbyleague
2. "Paterika Vaivai - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. 14 February 1992. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
3. "V". Nyc Database. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
4. "Paterkia Vaivai player results, scores, news and statistics". rleague.com. Archived from the original on 12 May 2014. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
5. "Paterika Vaivai - Knights". newcastleknights.com.au. Archived from the original on 18 March 2014. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
6. "Vb Nsw Cup Team Lists - Round Nineteen". NSWRL. Archived from the original on 27 June 2015. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
7. "NSW Cup Team List - Knights". Newcastleknights.com.au. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
8. "NRL 2014 - Round 9". Rugby League Project. 11 May 2014. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
9. "LATE MAIL: Knights v Panthers - Knights". newcastleknights.com.au. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
10. "Knights sign Mataora and Vaivai - Knights". Newcastleknights.com.au. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
11. Keeble, Brett (22 September 2014). "Panthers likely to throw Packer a lifeline | Newcastle Herald". Theherald.com.au. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
12. Dillon, Robert (1 November 2014). "Former Knight Vaivai charged after brawl | Newcastle Herald". Theherald.com.au. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
13. "Mitchell Hughes on Twitter: "Reports Pat Vaivai was charged with assault police in Brisbane. @NRLKnights officials have clarified he's no longer contracted to the club"". Twitter.com. 21 December 2010. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
14. "Titans hand former Knight an NRL second chance". Zero Tackle. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
15. "Pre Season Army Camp « Burleigh Bears". Burleighbears.com.au. 3 December 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
16. "Titans hand former Knight an NRL second chance". Zero Tackle. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
17. Ferguson, Shawn Dollin and Andrew. "Custom Match List - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
18. "Leigh Centurions sign Gold Coast Titans forward - Zero Tackle". 26 October 2017. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
19. "Samoan prop Paterika Vaivai leaves Toulouse". Love Rugby League. 15 February 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
20. "PATTY VAIVAI MEDICAL JOKER!". www.agen-rugby.com. 15 April 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
21. "Roosters - Warriors". Auckland Rugby League. 11 March 2023. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
22. "Bulldogs vs Roosters". Auckland Rugby League. 6 April 2024. Retrieved 6 April 2024.

External links

• Leigh Centurions profile
• Gold Coast Titans profile