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David Faiumu 
Personal information Full name David Maniapoto Faiumu[1] Nickname Fui Born 30 April 1983
Wellington, New ZealandHeight 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) Weight 100 kg (15 st 10 lb) [2] Playing information Position Hooker, Lock Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2004–08 North Queensland 76 8 0 0 32 2008– Huddersfield 74 7 0 0 28 Total 150 15 0 0 60 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2005–07 New Zealand 10 1 0 0 4 2010 Samoa 1 0 0 0 0 2011 Exiles 1 0 0 0 0 As of 2010 Source: NRL Stats David Faiumu (born 30 April 1983 in Wellington, New Zealand) is a professional rugby league footballer for the Huddersfield Giants of Super League. A Samoa and New Zealand international representative forward, he previously played in the National Rugby League for the North Queensland Cowboys.
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Biography
Faiumu played from the interchange bench in the North Queensland Cowboys' first ever Grand Final in 2005 which they lost to the Wests Tigers. On 7 June 2008, It was announced that Faiumu had been granted a release from his contract with the Cowboys and was expected to sign with the Huddersfield Giants[3] which he did. He was named in the Samoa training squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup.[4]
David Faiumu was selected for the Exiles squad for the Rugby League International Origin Match against England at Headingley on 10 June 2011.[5]
Statistics
Club career
Year Team Matches Tries Goals Field Goals Points 2004 
North Queensland Cowboys13 1 0 0 4 2005 North Queensland Cowboys21 5 0 0 20 2006 North Queensland Cowboys18 2 0 0 8 2007 North Queensland Cowboys20 0 0 0 0 2008 North Queensland Cowboys3 0 0 0 0 2009 
Huddersfield Giants51 6 0 0 24 Representative career
Year Team Matches Tries Goals Field Goals Points 2005 
New Zealand4 1 0 0 4 2006 New Zealand1 0 0 0 0 2007 New Zealand3 0 0 0 0 References
- ^ FAIUMU, DAVID MANIAPOTO 2005 - 2007 - KIWI #721 nzleague.co.nz
- ^ "Huddersfield Giants". web page. Huddersfield Giants. http://www.giantsrl.com/locker_room/first_team/player?player=david-faiumu. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
- ^ Article from The Townsville Bulletin
- ^ "Samoa name World Cup Squad". League Unlimited. 2008-08-05. http://www.leagueunlimited.com/article.php?newsid=16750. Retrieved 2008-08-06.
- ^ "Warrington dominate Exiles picks for Origin fixture". bbc.co.uk. 2011-05-04. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_league/13278410.stm. Retrieved 2011-05-04.
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Huddersfield Giants – current squad 1 Grix · 2 Lawrence · 3 Cudjoe · 4 Gilmour · 5 D. Hodgson · 6 Brown · 7 Brough · 8 Crabtree · 9 Robinson · 10 D.Griffin · 11 O'Donnell · 12 Faiumu · 14 Lunt · 15 Mason · 16 Raleigh · 17 Kirmond · 18 Patrick · 19 Horne · 20 McGillvary · 21 J.Griffin · 22 Carlile · 23 Wood · 24 Walker · 25 E.Hodgson · 26 Cording · 27 Fairbank · 28 McNally · 29 Wardle · 30 Dawson · 31 Johnson · 32 Molloy · 33 Peltier · 35 Sarsfield · 36 Simpson · Coach: Brown
Samoa squad – 2008 Rugby League World Cup New Zealand – 2005 Tri-Nations Champions (1st Title) Categories:- 1983 births
- New Zealand people of Samoan descent
- Wellington rugby league team players
- Wainuiomata Lions players
- New Zealand rugby league players
- New Zealand national rugby league team players
- North Queensland Cowboys players
- Samoa national rugby league team players
- Huddersfield Giants players
- Exiles rugby league team players
- Living people
- New Zealand rugby league biography stubs
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