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Mark Faumuina

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Mark Faumuina
Personal information
Born (1971-10-02) 2 October 1971 (age 53)
Height187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight102 kg (16 st 1 lb)
Playing information
PositionProp, Second-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1988–1993 Otahuhu Leopards
1994 Auckland City 19 1 0 0 4
1995–1996 Counties Manukau
1996-1998 Penrith Panthers
1998-2003 Toulouse Olympique
2003-2005 Villefranche XIII Aveyron
Total 19 1 0 0 4
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1993–1995 Auckland
1994 Western Samoa
Coaching information
Club
Years Team Gms W D L W%
2021–2021 Villefranche XIII Aveyron 4 4

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

Playing career

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An Otahuhu Leopards junior, Faumuina represented Auckland, playing for the Under 17's in 1987 and the under 18's in 1991.[1]

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.[2] He then played in the 1994 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.[3] 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.[4]

References

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