Tyrell Fuimaono

Tyrell Fuimaono
Personal information
Born (1996-05-06) 6 May 1996
Penrith, New South Wales, Australia
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 98 kg (15 st 6 lb)
Playing information
Position Centre, Second-row

Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2017– South Sydney 19 2 0 0 8
As of 3 March 2018
Source: [1][2]

Tyrell Fuimaono (born 6 May 1996) is an Australian rugby league footballer who plays for the South Sydney Rabbitohs in the National Rugby League. He plays as a centre or second-row.

Early life

Born in Penrith, New South Wales, Fuimaono is of Indigenous Australian (Wiradjuri) and Samoan descent.[3] He played his junior rugby league for St Marys Saints, and was selected to represent the Australian Schoolboys while attending Patrician Brothers' College, Blacktown in 2014.

Playing career

Fuimaono was signed by the Parramatta Eels, playing for their S. G. Ball Cup and National Youth Competition teams.[4] He was named on the interchange bench in the 2016 NYC team of the year.[5] Fuimaono joined the South Sydney Rabbitohs in 2017. Before making his NRL Debut, Fuimaono played the first half of the 2017 season in the NSW Cup with The North Sydney Bears and made a total of 8 appearances. [6]. Fuimaono made his NRL debut for Souths in their match against the Wests Tigers on 12 May. Fuimaono finished the season playing 15 games without missing a match since his debut, scoring 2 tries.[7]

In 2018, Fuimaono only made 5 appearances for Souths as the player struggled with injuries and did not feature in Souths finals campaign.[8][9]

References

  1. ↑ "Tyrell Fuimaono - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 2017-05-17.
  2. ↑ "NRL". Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  3. ↑ Francis, Matthew (6 August 2015). "Indigenous roots drive Fuimaono to succeed". NRL.com. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  4. ↑ "Tyrell Fuimaono: School to Work to Origin". parraeels.com.au. 29 June 2013. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  5. ↑ "2016 Holden Cup Team of the Year announced". NRL.com. 5 September 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  6. ↑ "Tyrell Fuimaono - Player Statistics". SportsTG. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  7. ↑ Kennedy, Chris (12 May 2017). "Farah stars as Souths crush Tigers". NRL.com. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  8. ↑ https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/toey-tyrell-fuimaono-enhances-rabbitohs-tough-reputation-20180530-p4ziij.html
  9. ↑ http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/Custom/MTItMTcxNy00LS0tLS0tMjM1MTEtLS0tLS0tLS0tLS0t
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