Sione Faumuina

Sione Faumuina (born 27 March 1981) is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who plays for the Redcliffe Dolphins in the Queensland Cup.[2]

Sione Faumuina
Personal information
Full nameSione Vili Faumuina[1]
Born (1981-03-27) 27 March 1981
Auckland, New Zealand
Playing information
Height6 ft 2 in (190 cm)
Weight15 st 12 lb (101 kg)
PositionLock, Second-row, Five-eighth, Centre
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2001 Canberra Raiders 11 2 0 0 8
2002–06 New Zealand Warriors 88 18 33 0 138
2005 Hull F.C. 3 1 0 0 4
2007–08 North Qld Cowboys 33 4 0 0 16
2009 Castleford Tigers 21 2 0 0 8
Total 156 27 33 0 174
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2003–04 New Zealand 2 0 4 0 8
Source: [2][3][4]

He joined the Castleford Tigers in the Super League at the start of the 2009 season.[5]

He also has previously played for the Canberra Raiders and the New Zealand Warriors and was due to play for Super League club the Harlequins RL until the club tore up his contract pre-season. Faumuina represented the New Zealand national team on two occasions between 2003 and 2004 and his position of choice is second-row although he has also played as a centre, five-eighth or lock.

He was released by the New Zealand Warriors in August 2006 for repeated involvement in "cases of serious misconduct", related to alcohol.[6]

Sione Faumuina signed a contract to play for the Harlequins RL, starting from the 2007 season, a contract that Harlequins RL agreed to tear up.[7]

He signed with the North Queensland Cowboys and played with them in 2007 and 2008.

Sione was released by mutual consent from Castleford Tigers at the back end of the 2009 season.

In 2011, Faumuina moved to Tannum Sands to work in local industry. He now plays five-eighth for Tannum Sands Gullaz.

Personal life
  • Faumuina is the former partner of professional netball player Temepara George.
  • On 4 July 2008, Faumuina is involved in a single vehicle accident near the Lavarack Barracks in Townsville where he rolls his car and escapes unscathed. He left the scene and reported to police 10.5 hours later.[8]
  • In August 2009, Faumuina was suspended from the Castleford Tigers and returned to Australia.[9]

References
  1. FAUMUINA, SIONE VILI 2003 - 2004 - KIWI #703 Archived 23 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine nzleague.co.nz
  2. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. "Statistics at NRL". NRL. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  4. "Statistics at loverugbyleague.com". loverugbyleague.com. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  5. "2009 NRL Player Movements". NRL Live. 4 October 2008. Archived from the original on 5 October 2008. Retrieved 4 October 2008.
  6. Warriors Website - News Archived 11 March 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  7. "Kiwi forward Faumuina gone missing". server-web.com. 31 December 2005. Retrieved 1 January 2006.
  8. "Cowboy caught in Townsville car mishap". townsvillebulletin.com.au. 5 July 2008. Archived from the original on 1 August 2008. Retrieved 1 January 2009.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  9. "foxsports.com.au - story". foxsports.com.au. 31 August 2009. Retrieved 1 January 2010.
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