Raymond Faitala-Mariner

Raymond Faitala-Mariner
Personal information
Born (1993-07-26) 26 July 1993
Auckland, New Zealand
Height 191 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight 105 kg (16 st 7 lb)
Playing information
Position Second-row, Prop

Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2015–16 New Zealand Warriors 12 1 0 0 4
2016– Canterbury Bulldogs 42 3 0 0 12
Total 54 4 0 0 16
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2016 Samoa 2 0 0 0 0
2018 New Zealand 1 0 0 0 0
As of 4 March 2018
Source: [1]

Raymond Faitala-Mariner (born 26 July 1993) is a Samoan international rugby league footballer who plays for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in the National Rugby League. He plays as a second-row, and lock, and previously played for the New Zealand Warriors.

Early years

Faitala-Mariner was born in Auckland, New Zealand. He is of Samoan descent.

Faitala-Mariner attended Edgewater College and played his junior rugby league for Otahuhu Leopards before being signed by the New Zealand Warriors.

Playing career

Faitala-Mariner played in the Warriors' Holden Cup team in 2012 and 2013, as well as in the New South Wales Cup with the Auckland Vulcans in late 2013.[2] Faitala-Mariner played at second-row in the Junior Warriors 2013 Holden Cup grand final match against the Penrith Panthers, scoring a try in the 30-42 loss.[3] On 13 October 2013, Faitala-Mariner played for the Junior Kiwis against the Junior Kangaroos at second-row in the Kiwis' 26-38 loss.[4] In 2014 Faitala-Mariner joined the Warriors' full-time squad and played in the 2014 Auckland Nines, and played in 23 New South Wales Cup matches for the Warriors.[5] On 21 September 2014, Faitala-Mariner was named at second-row in the 2014 New South Wales Cup Team of the Year.[6]

2015

In round 8 of the 2015 NRL season, Faitala-Mariner made his first grade NRL debut for the New Zealand Warriors against the Gold Coast Titans off the interchange bench in the Warriors' 28-32 loss at Mt Smart Stadium.[7] Faitala-Mariner became the Warriors 200th debutant.[8] In round 15, against the Gold Coast Titans, Faitala-Mariner scored his first NRL career try in the Warriors 36-14 win at Cbus Super Stadium.[9] He finished his debut year in the NRL having played in 11 matches and scoring a try.[10]

2016

On 5 April, after playing one match for the Warriors that season, Faitala-Mariner was released in an exchange for Shaun Lane as part of a deal between the Warriors and the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs.[11] In round 9, against the Parramatta Eels, Faitala-Mariner made his club debut for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in the 12-20 loss at ANZ Stadium.[12] On 7 May 2016, Faitala-Mariner made his international debut for Samoa, playing against Tonga in the 2016 Polynesian Cup off the interchange bench in the 18-6 win at Parramatta Stadium.[13] Faitala-Mariner finished his early season move to the Bulldogs in the 2016 NRL season with him playing in 14 matches. On 8 October 2016, Faitala-Mariner represented Samoa in the Samoa vs. Fiji test match, where he started at second-row in the 20-18 loss in Apia, Samoa.[14]

2017

In Round 16 against his former club the New Zealand Warriors, Faitala-Mariner scored his first club try for the Bulldogs in the 21-14 loss at Mt Smart Stadium.[15] Faitala-Mariner finished the 2017 NRL season with him playing in 16 matches and scoring 1 try for the Bulldogs.

References

  1. ↑ "Raymond Faitala-Mariner - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 2016-03-31.
  2. ↑ "Raymond Faitala-Mariner". Warriors. Archived from the original on 2015-07-25. Retrieved 2016-03-31.
  3. ↑ "Panthers Seal Thrilling 42-30 Victory Over Warriors". Dailytelegraph.com.au. Retrieved 2016-03-31.
  4. ↑ "Junior Kiwis name strong side". Stuff. Retrieved 2016-03-31.
  5. ↑ "Five NZ Warriors prospects get upgraded deals". Stuff. Retrieved 2016-03-31.
  6. ↑ "2014 VB NSW Cup Team of the Year". NSWRL. Archived from the original on 2015-07-08. Retrieved 2016-03-31.
  7. ↑ "Hurrell dropped for Anzac Day match". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2016-03-31.
  8. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on July 24, 2015. Retrieved July 24, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Johnson blitz sees Warriors crush Titans". NRL.com. 2015-06-20. Retrieved 2016-03-31.
  10. ↑ Shawn Dollin and Andrew Ferguson (13 February 2016). "Custom Match List". Rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2016-03-31.
  11. ↑ "Bulldogs confirm player swap with Warriors".
  12. ↑ "No Foran, no worries as gutsy Eels lift".
  13. ↑ "Samoa too good for Tonga in fiery Pacific Test clash at Pirtek Stadium". Dailytelegraph.com.au. 2016-05-07. Retrieved 2016-05-08.
  14. ↑ http://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/live-rugby-league-test-match-samoa-v-fiji/news-story/a89f6b0a380cb77665ca5b68f6a0d64a
  15. ↑ https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/nrl/teams/warriors/shaun-johnson-stars-as-new-zealand-grind-canterbury-down-in-2114-victory/news-story/df1212049a04b01faf9967c54f9bcb9b
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