- Wes Naiqama
Wes Naiqama (born
October 19 ,1982 inSydney, New South Wales to Fijian parents) is aFiji anrugby league player for theNewcastle Knights in theNational Rugby League competition. Naiqama has represented Fiji on several occasions including the World Sevens, his position of choice is on the wing.Career highlights
*"Junior Club:" Arncliffe Scots
*"First Grade Record:" 29 appearances scoring 13 tries & 32 goals
*In 2002 he scored 38 points (5 tries and 9 goals) in a Jersey Flegg for St George Illawarra against North Sydney.Controversy
Recent public outbursts with his current lover, 4th placee in the first series of
Australian Idol ,Paulini Curuenavuli (who is a Young Diva), have seemingly unaffected his on-field abilities. However his future with theSt George Illawarra Dragons is in doubt following more off-field incidents.In December, 2006, Naiqama was arrested but not charged over an alleged assault in Sydney's King Cross. [ [http://www.smh.com.au/news/Sport/Dragons-Naiqama-lands-in-trouble-again/2006/12/17/1166290409898.html The Sydney Morning Herald, 17 December, 2006. "Dragons' Naiqama lands in trouble again"] ]
On 28 February, 2007, Wes Naiqama was convicted by a Sydney court for driving a car while his license was disqualified. The court sentenced Naiqama to serve a maximum of eight months periodic detention, with a non-parole period of four months. This was the fourth time Naiqama had been convicted of such an offence. [ [http://www.smh.com.au/news/league/dragons-stand-by-wes-for-now/2007/02/28/1172338694876.html The Sydney Morning Herald, 28 February, 2007. "Weekends off for league: Naiqama gets PD"] ] [Sydney Morning Herald, 8 June 2007. Story: "Wes Naiqama gets sentence reduced on appeal" [http://www.leaguehq.com.au/news/news/wes-naiqama-gets-sentence-reduced-on-appeal/2007/06/05/1180809478771.html] ]
As a child, Wes Naiqama attended James Cook Boys Technology High School.
Fiji
He has been named in the Fiji training squad for the
2008 Rugby League World Cup .cite web|url=http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=96697|title=Bati pencil in new Newcastle pace ace Uate|publisher=Fiji Times Online|date=2008-08-01|accessdate=2008-08-08] cite web|url=http://www.rlwc08.com/news/news/archive/2008/08/06/fijian-preliminary-squad.aspx|title=Fijian preliminary squad|publisher=RLWC08.com|date=2008-08-06|accessdate=2008-08-02]He has been named in the Fiji squad for the
2008 Rugby League World Cup .cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_league/7658506.stm|title=Samoa, Tonga and Fiji name squads|publisher=BBC|date=2008-10-08|accessdate=2008-10-10]References
External links
* [http://www.newcastleknights.com.au/Wes_Naiqama Newcastle Knights profile]
* [http://www.nrl.com/myclub/players.cfm?TeamID=13&PlayerID=1207 Wes Naiqama NRL Profile]
* [http://www.gowes.net Wes Naiqama Official Fan Club]
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