Paki Tuimavave
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| Born | Western Samoa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Fullback | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Relatives | Paddy Tuimavave (brother) Tony Tuimavave (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Paki Tuimavave is a Samoan former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s. He played at representative level for Western Samoa, and at club level for Waitakere City and North Harbour, as a fullback.
Background
[edit]Also see Category:Tuimavave family.
He is the brother of fellow internationals Tony and Paddy Tuimavave.[1]
Playing career
[edit]Tuimavave played for the Waitakere City Raiders in the 1994 Lion Red Cup and toured New Zealand with Western Samoa in 1994.[2]
In 1995 and 1996 he played for the North Harbour Sea Eagles in the Lion Red Cup, scoring a try in the 1995 grand final.[3] He represented Auckland in the 1997 Super League Challenge Cup. He scored 26 tries over the three seasons of the Lion Red Cup.[4]
Representative career
[edit]Tuimavave played at the 1995 World Cup for Western Samoa. He also represented Western Samoa in the 1992 Pacific Cup, where he was named at fullback in the team of the tournament, and in the 1996 Pacific Challenge.[5][6]
References
[edit]- ^ Lion Red Rugby League Annual 1992 New Zealand Rugby League, 1992. p.129
- ^ Lion Red Rugby League Annual 1994, New Zealand Rugby League, 1994. p.50
- ^ "Waitakere still in own league". Sunday Star Times. 17 March 1996. p. B6 – via EBSCOHost.
- ^ New Zealand Rugby League Annual '98, New Zealand Rugby League, 1998.
- ^ John Coffey, Bernie Wood 100 Years: Maori Rugby League, 1908-2008 ISBN 1-86969-331-0
- ^ Pacific Challenge The Vault
External links
[edit]- Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org (1995 Western Samoa statistics inadvertently allocated to his brother; Paddy Tuimavave)
- Paddy Tuimavave's Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org (1995 Western Samoa statistics inadvertently allocated from his brother; Paki Tuimavave)
- World Cup 1995 details
- World Cup 1995 details (archived)