Richard Fa'aoso

Infobox rugby league biography
playername = Richard Fa'aoso
fullname = Richard Siaosi Fa'aoso


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position = Second-row
currentclub = leagueicon|Newcastle|size=16 Newcastle Knights
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1984|5|8|df=yes
placeofbirth = Aspley, Queensland
countryofbirth = Australia
height = convert|186|cm|ftin|abbr=on
weight = convert|104|kg|stlb|abbr=on
club1 = leagueicon|Penrith|size=16 Penrith Panthers
year1start = 2004
year1end =
appearances1 = 10
tries1 = 2
goals1 = 0
fieldgoals1 = 0
points1 = 8
club2 = leagueicon|Sydney|size=16 Sydney Roosters
year2start = 2005
year2end =
appearances2 = 21
tries2 = 1
goals2 = 0
fieldgoals2 = 0
points2 = 4
club3 = leagueicon|Castleford|size=16 Castleford Tigers
year3start = 2006
year3end =
appearances3 = 25
tries3 = 5
goals3 = 0
fieldgoals3 = 0
points3 = 20
club4 = leagueicon|Parramatta|size=16 Parramatta Eels
year4start = 2007
year4end =
appearances4 = 1
tries4 = 0
goals4 = 0
fieldgoals4 = 0
points4 = 0
club5 = leagueicon|Newcastle|size=16 Newcastle Knights
year5start = 2008
year5end = present
appearances5 = 20
tries5 = 1
goals5 = 0
fieldgoals5 = 0
points5 = 4
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updated = 17:06, 29 September 2008 (UTC)
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Richard Siaosi Fa'aoso (born May 8 1984 in Cairns, Queensland, Australia) is a Tongan rugby league player who plays for the Australian club Newcastle Knights in the 2008 NRL competition. His position of choice is either second-row forward or a lock forward.

A Tongan international, Fa'aoso was signed by Castleford Tigers after their promotion to the Super League in 2005.

Fa'aoso signed with Parramatta for 3 years with 2007 being his first with the club. He has been touted as a replacement for departing Eel Michael Vella who left the Eels to join Super League club Hull KR in 2007.

Fa'aoso is now currently playing for the Newcastle Knights in the 2008 NRL competition.

He has been named in the Tonga training squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup.cite web|url=http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12196_3935853,00.html|title=Tug-of-war over Mason|publisher=Sky Sports|date=2008-08-05|accessdate=2008-08-06]

He has been named in the Tonga 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=2008-10-09]

References

External links

* [http://www.newcastleknights.com.au/about/profile08.asp?id=28 Newcastle Knights profile]
* [http://www.1eyedeel.com/index.php]