Latu Fainu
Tonga international rugby league footballer
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Full name | Latu Fainu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (2005-05-28) 28 May 2005 (age 19) Guildford, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 90 kg (14 st 2 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Halfback | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1] As of 22 August 2024 |
Latu Fainu (born 28 May 2005) is a Tonga international rugby league footballer who plays as a halfback for the Wests Tigers in the NRL.[2][3]
Early career
Fainu played in the Harold Matthews Cup for Manly in 2021 as they went undefeated that season. In July 2023, it was reported that Fainu had signed a four-year deal worth nearly $2 million to join the Wests Tigers ahead of the 2024 NRL season.[4][5]
Playing career
In November 2023, Fainu made his début for Tonga in the third test of their 2023 tour of England.[6] In round 5 of the 2024 NRL season, Fainu made his first grade debut for the Wests Tigers against the Dolphins.[7]
References
- ^ Rugby League Project
- ^ Proszenko, Adrian (20 July 2023). "When they come good, it will be cheap for the club': Can the Fainu brothers save Wests Tigers?". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
- ^ "20 stars for 2022 | Latu Fainu". New South Wales Rugby League. 25 December 2021. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
- ^ "'Big risk': Tigers slammed for 'desperate' $4m play for 'unproven' teenage brothers". www.foxsports.com.au.
- ^ "'They never saw eye to eye': How sibling rivalry became Tigers telepathy for debutant". www.smh.com.au.
- ^ "England sweep series as Woolf considers Tonga future". NRL. 5 November 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
- ^ "Benji blasts 'terrible' Tigers' discipline … and sends brutal selection warning to stars". www.foxsports.com.au.
External links
- Wests Tigers profile
- Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles profile (archived)
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Wests Tigers – current squad
- Alaimalo
- Bateman
- Bula
- Casey
- Da Silva
- Doueihi
- Faataape
- L. Fainu
- Sa. Fainu
- Si. Fainu
- Feledy
- Galvin
- Johannssen
- Kepaoa
- Klemmer
- Koroisau (c)
- K. Laulilii
- L. Laulilii
- Lobb
- Mason
- Matamua
- Miller
- Naden
- Olam
- Papali'i
- Pole
- Porter
- Seyfarth
- Sezer
- Staines
- Sullivan
- Tannous
- To'a
- Tumeth
- Tupou
- Twal
- Utoikamanu
- Coach: Marshall
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