David Faiumu

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David Faiumu
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Personal information
Full nameDavid Maniapoto Faiumu [1]
Born (1983-04-30) 30 April 1983 (age 40)
Wellington, New Zealand
Playing information
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight100 kg (15 st 10 lb) [2]
Position Hooker, Lock
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2004–08 North Qld Cowboys 7680032
2008–14 Huddersfield Giants 162140056
Total238220088
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2005–07 New Zealand 101004
2010 Samoa 10000
2011–12 Exiles 20000
Source: [3]

David Faiumu (born 30 April 1983) is a former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 2000s and 2010s. He is currently an assistant coach for the North Queensland Cowboys Women in the NRL Women's Premiership (NRLW) and the New Zealand women's national rugby league team.

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A New Zealand and Samoan international representative, he played for the North Queensland Cowboys in the National Rugby League (NRL) and Huddersfield Giants in the Super League. [3]

Background

Born in Wellington, New Zealand, Faiumu is of Samoan descent and played his junior rugby league for the Randwick Kingfishers and Wainuiomata Lions. [4] [5]

Playing career

In 2000, Faiumu played for Wainuiomata as a 17-year-old in the inaugural season of the Bartercard Cup before being signed by the Canberra Raiders. [6]

He spent two seasons playing for the Raiders' Jersey Flegg Cup side and represented the Junior Kiwis in 2001. [7]

In 2003, Faiumu left Canberra, joining the Central Comets in the Queensland Cup. [8] After one season at the club, he was signed by the North Queensland Cowboys. [9]

North Queensland Cowboys

In Round 11 of the 2004 NRL season, Faiumu made his NRL debut, coming off the bench in a 22–18 loss to the Penrith Panthers. [10]

In 2005, he became a regular in the Cowboys' 17, playing 21 games, which included coming off the bench in the club's first ever Grand Final, which they lost to the Wests Tigers. In October 2005, he was selected to play for the New Zealand in the Tri-Nations, coming off the bench in their 24–0 final victory over Australia. [11]

Huddersfield Giants

On 7 June 2008, after four-and-a-half seasons with the Cowboys, Faiumu was granted an early release from his contract to join the Huddersfield Giants. [12]

In 2009, he started at lock in the Challenge Cup final, which Huddersfield lost 25–16 to the Warrington Wolves. [13] On 16 October 2010, Faiumu represented Samoa in their 50–6 loss to New Zealand. [14]

In 2011 and 2012, Faiumu represented the Exiles against England. [15]

At the end of the 2014 season, following seven years at the club, Faiumu announced his retirement and took up a position as the Giants' Developmental Officer. [16]

Coaching career

In October 2017, Faiumu returned to Rockhampton, Queensland, taking up a role as assistant coach for the Central Queensland Capras. [17]

In 2019, Faiumu replaced Kim Williams as head coach of the Capras, a position he held until January 2021. [18] [19]

In 2022, he became assistant coach of the Kiwi Ferns under head coach Ricky Henry. [20]

On 18 April 2024, Faiumu returned to the Cowboys as an assistant coach to their women's side. [21]

Club statistics

YearTeamMatchesTriesGoalsField GoalsPoints
2004 North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys 131004
2005 North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys 2150020
2006 North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys 182008
2007 North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys 200000
2008 North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys 30000
2009 Giantscolours.svg Huddersfield Giants 3030012
2010 Giantscolours.svg Huddersfield Giants 3240016
2011 Giantscolours.svg Huddersfield Giants 272008
2012 Giantscolours.svg Huddersfield Giants 252008
2013 Giantscolours.svg Huddersfield Giants 282008
2014 Giantscolours.svg Huddersfield Giants 201004

Representative statistics

YearTeamMatchesTriesGoalsField GoalsPoints
2005 Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 51004
2006 Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 10000
2007 Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 10000
2007 Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 30000
2010 Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 10000
2011 Exiles 10000
2012 Exiles 10000

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  2. ↑ "Huddersfield Giants". web page. Huddersfield Giants. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
  3. 1 2 "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  4. ↑ "Homecoming a special one for Kiwis hooker". NZ Herald. 10 October 2007.
  5. ↑ "The Randwick Rave". My Gameday. 1 July 2016.
  6. ↑ "Plenty of drama in bruising club league semifinals". NZ Herald. 27 August 2000.
  7. ↑ "Kiwi turns out to be a good fit at Townsville". NZ Herald. 1 July 2005.
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  13. ↑ "Warrington take the biggest prize with first Wembley win in 35 years". The Guardian. 30 August 2009.
  14. ↑ "Toa Samoa names team to face NZ". NRL. 8 October 2010.
  15. ↑ "Warrington dominate Exiles picks for Origin fixture". bbc.co.uk. 4 May 2011. Retrieved 4 May 2011.
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  17. ↑ "Faiumu taps into CQ's 'raw talent'". The Courier Mail. 6 December 2017.
  18. ↑ "Capras' new coach is ex Kiwi Test rep". QRL. 15 August 2018.
  19. ↑ "Faiumu steps down as Capras head coach". QRL. 11 January 2021.
  20. ↑ "David Faiumu: Kiwis Ferns v Jillaroos RLWC Final". iHeart. 19 November 2022.
  21. ↑ "Faiumu back in Cowboys colours". NQ Cowboys. 18 April 2024.
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