Poasa Faamausili

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Poasa Faamausili
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Faamausili in 2021
Personal information
Born (1996-02-14) 14 February 1996 (age 28)
Auckland, New Zealand
Height188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight108 kg (17 st 0 lb)
Playing information
Position Prop
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2018–20 Sydney Roosters 241004
2020(loan)→ New Zealand Warriors 40000
2021–22 St. George Illawarra 110000
2023 Dolphins 40000
2024 Canterbury Bulldogs 40000
Total471004
Source: [1]
As of 17 May 2024

Poasa Faamausili (born 14 February 1996) is a former New Zealand rugby league footballer who played as a prop for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs.

Contents

He previously played for the Dolphins, the St. George Illawarra Dragons, the Sydney Roosters and the New Zealand Warriors in the NRL.

Background

Faamausili was born in Auckland, New Zealand, and is of Samoan descent. He attended Waitakere College [2] and played junior rugby league for the Glenora Bears in the Auckland Rugby League competition. [3]

Playing career

Early career (2014-2016)

Faamausili played in the Sydney Roosters’ Holden Cup side from 2014 to 2016. Faamausili started in the front row in the Sydney Roosters’ 2016 Holden Cup premiership winning team. [4]

Sydney Roosters (2018-2020)

Faamausili made his first-grade debut in round 18 of the 2018 NRL season against the Gold Coast Titans. [5]

New Zealand Warriors (2020)

In the 2020 NRL season, Faamausili was loaned to the New Zealand Warriors. [6] [7]

St. George Illawarra Dragons (2021-2022)

On 15 October 2020, Faamausili signed a two-year deal with the St. George Illawarra Dragons, becoming Anthony Griffin's first signing at the club. [8] He made his debut for St. George Illawarra in round 1 of the 2021 NRL season against the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks. [9]

Faamausili played eleven matches for St. George in the 2021 NRL season. [10] He did not play any games for them during the 2022 NRL season.

Dolphins (2023)

In the 2023 NRL season, Faamausili made his club debut in round 4 with the Dolphins against the Brisbane Broncos at Suncorp Stadium, and played in four games at national level. [11] Otherwise, he was with the Redcliffe Dolphins in the Queensland Cup state competition.

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs (2024)

In November 2023, Faamausili signed a two-year contract with the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs for the 2024 NRL season onwards. [12] [13]

Retirement

On October 14th, Faamasuili would announce his retirement from the NRL after 7 seasons. [14]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Rugby league: Warriors secure Roosters prop Poasa Faamausili on loan deal". The New Zealand Herald . 28 May 2020. Archived from the original on 28 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  3. ↑ "Kiwi prop Poasa Faamausili helps create a NRL record as one of three try-scorers on debut". Stuff . 17 July 2018. Archived from the original on 14 June 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
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  5. ↑ "Titans vs Roosters - Summary". ESPN. Archived from the original on 10 April 2019.
  6. ↑ Gilhooly, Daniel (24 June 2020). "Faamausili loan deal at Warriors extended". The Canberra Times. Archived from the original on 20 October 2020. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
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  9. ↑ "Cronulla Sharks win scrappy clash with Dragons; Canberra Raiders beat Wests Tigers with dominant second half". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 14 March 2021. Archived from the original on 14 March 2021. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
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  11. ↑ "2023 NRL Signings Tracker: Alamoti, Schneider join Penrith". www.nrl.com.
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  13. ↑ "NRL contract news: Canterbury Bulldogs sign Drew Hutchison, Kurt Mann and Jake Turpin for 2024 season". www.sportingnews.com. 8 November 2023.
  14. ↑ Chalk, Ethan Lee (14 October 2024). "Journeyman forward announces retirement". Zero Tackle. Retrieved 19 October 2024.


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