David Nofoaluma

David Nofoaluma
Personal information
Born 28 November 1993
Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Height 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 96 kg (15 st 2 lb)
Playing information
Position Wing, Centre, Fullback
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2013– Wests Tigers 30 15 0 0 60
As of 12 July 2014
Source: Rugby League Project

David Nofoaluma (born 28 November 1993) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer for the Wests Tigers of the National Rugby League. He primarily plays wing, centre and fullback. Nofoaluma is of Samoan descent.

Playing career

Born in Newcastle, New South Wales, Nofoaluma played his junior football for the Campbelltown Warriors and Campbelltown Collegians before being signed by the Wests Tigers. In 2010, Nofoaluma played for the Australian Schoolboys and also New South Wales U18's team. In 2011, Nofoaluma again played for the New South Wales U18's team. He played for the Tigers' NYC team in 2011 and 2012,[1] scoring a try as a member of the 2012 Grand Final winning team.[2] On 23 May 2012, Nofoaluma re-signed with the Tigers on a 2-year contract.[3]

Wests Tigers

2013

In Round 10 of the 2013 NRL season Nofoaluma made his NRL debut for the Tigers against the South Sydney Rabbitohs on the wing in the Tigers 54-10 loss at ANZ Stadium.[4][5] In his next game in Round 11 against the North Queensland Cowboys at Leichhardt Oval, Nofoaluma scored a match-winning try winning the game for the Tigers 22-20.[6] In his third appearance in Round 13 against the Penrith Panthers at Penrith Stadium, Nofoaluma scored two tries in the first half in the Tigers 20-18 win.[7]

In Round 20, Nofoaluma gained attention for a try he scored against the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles in the Tigers 36-18 loss at Campbelltown Stadium, leaping for a Benji Marshall cross-field bomb, Nofoaluma caught the ball before being shoved by Manly winger Jorge Tafua. With most of his body in the air over the dead-in-goal line, Nofoaluma managed to place the ball down for what was described as, "arguably the most acrobatic try of the past decade."[8] It was awarded the Dally M Try of the Year.[9] In total, Nofoaluma scored eight tries from his fifteen appearances in 2013, and was described as, "a revelation on the flank."[10] Despite his limited appearances, he was sixth in the competition for tackle-busts throughout the season.[11] He was named by Phil Gould as one of the rookies of the year.[12]

2014

After missing Round 1 with a hamstring injury, Nofoaluma returned for the Tigers in Round 2 against the Gold Coast Titans at Cbus Super Stadium, scoring a try in the Tigers 42-12 win.[13] On 11 April 2014, Nofoaluma re-signed with the Tigers for a further three season, keeping him the club till the end of the 2017 season.[14] In 27 April 2014, Nofoaluma was named in the Samoa national rugby league team to play against Fiji in the 2014 Pacific Rugby League International at Penrith Stadium to qualify for the 2014 Four Nations; Nofoaluma was later ruled out with a knee injury and replaced by Melbourne Storm player Young Tonumaipea.[15] In Round 18 against the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles at Brookvale Oval, Nofoaluma suffered a season ending ACL injury in the Tigers 40-8 loss.[16] Nofoaluma finished off the Tigers 2014 NRL season with him playing in 15 matches and scoring 7 tries (28p).

References

  1. ↑ "David Nofoaluma player results, scores, news and statistics". Rleague.com. Retrieved 2013-06-09.
  2. ↑ Wayne Cousins (30 September 2013). "Wests Tigers win NYC Premiership". weststigers.com.au. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
  3. ↑ "Major Signings For Wests Tigers". Weststigers.com.au. Retrieved 2013-06-09.
  4. ↑ "NRL team changes - Tigers". Weststigers.com.au. 2013-05-17. Retrieved 2013-06-09.
  5. ↑ http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/nrl/live-rabbitohs-v-tigers/story-fni3fbgz-1226645567509
  6. ↑ Todd Balym (25 May 2013). "David Nofoaluma's stunning try sees Tigers beat Cowboys 22-20 in thriller at Leichhardt Oval". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
  7. ↑ Justin Davies (9 June 2013). "Tigers stun complacent Panthers". League Unlimited. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
  8. ↑ Dean Ritchie (31 July 2013). "Wests Tigers winger David Nofoaluma's freak try reaches Hollywood". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
  9. ↑ Evan Priest (8 October 2013). "Ruse winger David Nofoaluma's stunning round 20 four-pointer given Dally M Try of the Year". Macarthur Chronicle Campbelltown. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
  10. ↑ Michael Carayannis (30 July 2013). "Leaping Tiger Nofoaluma amazed by wonder try". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
  11. ↑ "statistics". Rugby League Week (Sydney, NSW: Bauer Media Group) (12 September 2013): page 50.
  12. ↑ Phil Gould (22 September 2013). "Thirteen for '13: My team of the year". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
  13. ↑ http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/league-match-report/james-tedesco-injury-scare-almost-ruined-big-wests-tigers-win-over-gold-coast-titans-20140316-hvjdo.html
  14. ↑ http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/macarthur/wests-tigers-resign-local-product-david-nofoaluma-on-threeyear-nrl-contract/story-fngr8ifg-1226880716673
  15. ↑ http://rugbyleagueweek.com.au/tigers-duo-out-samoa/
  16. ↑ http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/nrl/wests-tigers-dealt-another-injury-blow-as-david-nofoaluma-is-ruled-out-for-the-rest-of-the-season/story-fni3gpz1-1226989927663

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