Bureta Faraimo
| Personal information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Born | 16 July 1990 Wellington, New Zealand | |||||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | |||||
| Weight | 110 kg (17 st 5 lb) | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
| Position | Wing | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 2014– | Parramatta Eels | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Representative | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 2013 | United States | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| As of 22 November 2013 | ||||||
| Source: RLP | ||||||
Bureta Faraimo (born 16 July 1990) is a New Zealand-American professional rugby league footballer for the Parramatta Eels of the National Rugby League. He primarily plays wing.
Playing career
Born in New Zealand, Faraimo played his junior football for St. George, Cannons Creek.
In 2010, Faraimo trialed with the New Zealand Warriors Under-20s team but didn't get a contract.[1]
Later that year, a Wainuiomata Lions player, Faraimo was selected to play for the Wellington Orcas in the National Competition, scoring 12 tries in his first 3 games.[2]
In 2011, Faraimo moved to Australia to play for the Mackay Cutters in the Queensland Cup for more rugby league exposure. In just half a season, Faraimo had scored 29 tries.[3]
In November 2013, due to the exposure from the World Cup, Faraimo signed a 2-year contract with National Rugby League team, Parramatta Eels.[4]
Representative career
In 2009 and 2010, Faraimo played for the New Zealand Residents.[5][6]
In 2011, Faraimo played for the Queensland Rangers team.[7]
In 2013, Faraimo was selected in the United States 2013 Rugby League World Cup squad, qualifying because his father was born on Swains Island, an island administered by the United States as part of American Samoa.[8][9]
References
- ↑ A stroll in the park for Faraimo and the Orcas stuff.co.nz, 13 August 2010
- ↑ A stroll in the park for Faraimo and the Orcas stuff.co.nz, 13 August 2010
- ↑ Three reasons to fear Faraimo dailymercury.com.au, 18 May 2013
- ↑ http://www.dailymercury.com.au/news/bureta-faraimo-joining-parramatta-eels/2091674/
- ↑ A stroll in the park for Faraimo and the Orcas stuff.co.nz, 13 August 2010
- ↑ NZ Residents 2010 nzrl.co.nz
- ↑ http://www.leagueunlimited.com/news/show/queensland-rangers-team/
- ↑ 24-man squads for all RLWC2013 nations announced rlwc2013.com, 9 October 2013
- ↑ Mackay Cutters winger Bureta Faraimo on cusp of realising unlikely NRL dream dailytelegraph.com.au, 18 September 2013