Raymond Faitala-Mariner
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| Personal information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Born | 26 July 1993 Auckland, New Zealand | |||||
| Height | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) | |||||
| Weight | 105 kg (16 st 7 lb) | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
| Position | Second-row, Lock | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 2015–16 | New Zealand Warriors | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2016– | Canterbury Bulldogs | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Representative | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 2016 | Samoa | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| As of 29 July 2016 | ||||||
| Source: [1] | ||||||
Raymond Faitala-Mariner (born 26 July 1993) is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in the National Rugby League. A Samoan international representative, he plays at second-row and lock, and previously played for the New Zealand Warriors.
Early years
Born in Auckland, New Zealand, Faitala-Mariner 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. 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]
Playing career
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 between the Warriors and the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs.[11] On 7 May, he made his international debut for Samoa against Tonga in the 2016 Polynesian Cup.[12] Later in the year he represented Samoa in their historical test match against Fiji in Apia.
References
- ↑ "Raymond Faitala-Mariner - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 2016-03-31.
- ↑ "Raymond Faitala-Mariner". Warriors. Retrieved 2016-03-31.
- ↑ "Panthers Seal Thrilling 42-30 Victory Over Warriors". Dailytelegraph.com.au. Retrieved 2016-03-31.
- ↑ "Junior Kiwis name strong side". Stuff. Retrieved 2016-03-31.
- ↑ "Five NZ Warriors prospects get upgraded deals". Stuff. Retrieved 2016-03-31.
- ↑ "2014 VB NSW Cup Team of the Year". NSWRL. Retrieved 2016-03-31.
- ↑ "Hurrell dropped for Anzac Day match". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2016-03-31.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on July 24, 2015. Retrieved July 24, 2015.
- ↑ "Johnson blitz sees Warriors crush Titans". NRL.com. 2015-06-20. Retrieved 2016-03-31.
- ↑ Shawn Dollin and Andrew Ferguson (13 February 2016). "Custom Match List". Rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2016-03-31.
- ↑ "Vodafone Warriors complete player swap". New Zealand Warriors. 5 April 2016. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
- ↑ "Samoa too good for Tonga in fiery Pacific Test clash at Pirtek Stadium". Dailytelegraph.com.au. 2016-05-07. Retrieved 2016-05-08.