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Raymond Faitala-Mariner

Raymond Faitala-Mariner
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Personal information
Born (1993-07-26) 26 July 1993 (age 23)
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
2015–16 New Zealand Warriors 12 1 0 0 4
2016– Canterbury Bulldogs 23 1 0 0 4
Total 35 2 0 0 8
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2016 Samoa 2 0 0 0 0
As of 30 March 2017
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Raymond Faitala-Mariner (born 26 July 1993) is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in the National Rugby League. A Samoan international representative, he plays at second-row and lock, and previously played for the New Zealand Warriors.

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. 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. On 13 October 2013, Faitala-Mariner played for the Junior Kiwis against the Junior Kangaroos at second-row in the Kiwis' 26-38 loss. 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. On 21 September 2014, Faitala-Mariner was named at second-row in the 2014 New South Wales Cup Team of the Year.

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. Faitala-Mariner became the Warriors 200th debutant. 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. He finished his debut year in the NRL having played in 11 matches and scoring a try.


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