Charlie Faumuina

Charlie Faumuina

Full name	Charles Faumuina
Date of birth	24 December 1986 (1986-12-24) (age 24)
Place of birth	South Auckland, New Zealand
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	125 kg (280 lb)
School	Papatoetoe High School
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position	Prop
Amateur clubs
Years	Club / team
	Otahuhu
Provincial/State sides
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
2007–current	Auckland	19	(5)
correct as of 2009-12-28.
Super Rugby
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
2009–current	Blues	26	(0)
correct as of 6 July 2011.

Charles Faumuina (born 24 December 1986 in South Auckland, New Zealand) is a rugby union player who plays Prop.

Career

Faumuina plays for Auckland in the Air New Zealand Cup and for Blues in the Super 14. He also represents Otahuhu in the Auckland club competition. His main position is tighthead prop but has also covered loosehead prop for the Blues.

Faumuina was a late recruit to rugby union, playing only rugby league up until his selection for the Papatoetoe High School 1st XV rugby team.^[1] His progress in rugby union was so rapid that in 2007 he was selected to make his first-class rugby debut for the New Zealand Colts against Canada. The same year he made his debut for Auckland as a substitute against the Counties Manukau Steelers in the Air New Zealand Cup.^[2] On 7 March 2009, Faumuina made his Super Rugby debut against the Sharks when international prop John Afoa was ruled out through injury.

In 2011, due to extended injury layoff to Tony Woodcock, Faumuina started the majority of games for the Blues in a successful season.

Notes

1. ^ http://www.aucklandrugby.co.nz/npc/players/profile.html?playerid=5671949
2. ^ Akers, CA & Miller, GD (2008). 74th Edition Sky Sport 2008 Rugby Almanack. Hodder Moa Books ISBN 978-1-86971-130-6

External links

• Auckland player profile
• Blues player profile

Persondata
Name	Faumuina, Charlie
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	24 December 1986
Place of birth	South Auckland, New Zealand
Date of death
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