Raymond Faitala-Mariner

Raymond Faitala-Mariner
Personal information
Born (1993-07-26) 26 July 1993
Auckland, New Zealand
Height 186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 105 kg (16 st 7 lb)
Playing information
Position second-row, lock
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2015– NZ Warriors 11 1 0 0 4
As of 6 September 2015
Source: [1]

Raymond Faitala-Mariner (born 26 July 1993) is a New Zealand rugby league player who currently plays professionally for the New Zealand Warriors in the National Rugby League. Faitala-Mariner primary plays at second-row and lock.

Early years

Born in Auckland, New Zealand, Faitala-Mariner is of Samoan descent. Faitala-Mariner attended Edgewater College and played his junior rugby league for Otahuhu Leopards before being signed by the New Zealand Warriors. Faitala-Mariner played in the Warriors' Holden Cup team in 2012 and 2013, as well as in the New South Wales Cup with the Auckland Vulcans in late 2013.[2] Faitala-Mariner played at second-row in the Junior Warriors 2013 Holden Cup grand final match against the Penrith Panthers, scoring a try in the 30-42 loss.[3] On 13 October 2013, Faitala-Mariner played for the Junior Kiwis against the Junior Kangaroos at second-row in the Kiwis' 26-38 loss.[4] In 2014 Faitala-Mariner joined the Warriors' full-time squad and played in the 2014 Auckland Nines and played in 23 New South Wales Cup matches for the Warriors.[5] On 21 September 2014, Faitala-Mariner was named at second-row in the 2014 New South Wales Cup Team of the Year.[6]

Playing career

2015

In Round 8 of the 2015 NRL season, Faitala-Mariner made his first grade NRL debut for the New Zealand Warriors against the Gold Coast Titans off the interchange bench in the Warriors 28-32 loss at Mt Smart Stadium.[7] Faitala-Mariner became the Warriors 200th debutant.[8] In Round 15 against the Gold Coast Titans, Faitala-Mariner scored his first NRL career try in the Warriors 36-14 win at Cbus Super Stadium.[9] He finished his debut year in the NRL having played in 11 matches and scoring 1 try.[10]

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