Poasa Faamausili

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Poasa Faamausili
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Personal information
Born (1996-02-14) 14 February 1996 (age 25)
Auckland, New Zealand
Height188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight108 kg (17 st 0 lb)
Playing information
PositionProp
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2018–20 Sydney Roosters 24 1 0 0 4
2020(loan) → New Zealand Warriors 4 0 0 0 0
2021– St. George Illawarra 11 0 0 0 0
Total 39 1 0 0 4
As of 11 June 2021
Source: [1]

Poasa Faamausili (born 14 February 1996) is a New Zealand rugby league footballer who plays as a prop for the St. George Illawarra Dragons in the NRL.

He previously played for the Sydney Roosters and the New Zealand Warriors in the National Rugby League.

Background[]

Faamausili was born in Auckland, New Zealand. He is of Samoan descent. He attended Waitakere College.[2]

He played his junior rugby league for the Glenora Bears in the Auckland Rugby League competition.[3]

Playing career[]

Poasa 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]

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

In the 2020 NRL season, Faamausili was loaned to the New Zealand Warriors for a period of time.[6][7]

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 which saw the club lose 32–18 against rivals Cronulla.[9]

He played a total of 11 matches for St. George Illawarra in the 2021 NRL season as the club finished 11th on the table and missed out on the finals.[10]

Statistics[]

Season Team Pld T G FG P
2018 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters 1 1 - - 4
2019 12 - - - 0
2020 11 - - — 0
2018 New Zealand colours.svg New Zealand Warriors 4 - - - 0
2021 St. George Illawarra colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons 11 - - - 0
Totals 29 1 0 0 4

References[]

  1. ^ "Poasa Faamausili - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  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.
  4. ^ "2016 NYC Grand Final team lists". 18th Man. Archived from the original on 7 July 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  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.
  7. ^ Walsh, Dan (27 June 2020). "Warriors to lose loan player, RTS charged as woes deepen". National Rugby League. Archived from the original on 17 October 2020. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  8. ^ "Eels in shock talks with tryscoring freak". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  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 15 March 2021. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  10. ^ "Luckless Cowboy ends 14-game losing streak; Dragons find their new No.6: 3 Big Hits". www.foxsports.com.au.

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