Latu Fainu Explained

Latu Fainu
Fullname:	Latu Fainu
Birth Date:	28 May 2005
Birth Place:	Guildford, New South Wales, Australia
Height:	183cm (72inches)
Weight:	90kg (200lb)
Club1:	Wests Tigers
Year1start:	2024
Year1end:	present
Appearances1:	8
Tries1:	0
Goals1:	0
Fieldgoals1:	0
Points1:	0
Teama:	Tonga
Yearastart:	2023
Yearaend:	present
Appearancesa:	1
Triesa:	0
Goalsa:	0
Fieldgoalsa:	0
Pointsa:	0
New:	yes
Source:	^[1]
Updated:	1 August 2024

Latu Fainu (born 28 May 2005) is a Tonga international rugby league footballer who plays as a for the Wests Tigers in the NRL.^{[2] [3]}

Early career

Fainu played in the Harold Matthews Cup for Manly in 2021 as they went undefeated that season. In July 2023, it was reported that Fainu had signed a four-year deal worth nearly $2 million to join the Wests Tigers ahead of the 2024 NRL season.^{[4] [5]}

Playing career

In November 2023, Fainu made his début for Tonga in the third test of their 2023 tour of England.^[6] In round 5 of the 2024 NRL season, Fainu made his first grade debut for the Wests Tigers against the Dolphins.^[7]

External links

• Wests Tigers profile
• Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles profile (archived)

Notes and References

1. https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/latu-fainu/summary.html Rugby League Project
2. News: Proszenko . Adrian . When they come good, it will be cheap for the club': Can the Fainu brothers save Wests Tigers? . 5 November 2023 . . 20 July 2023.
3. Web site: 2021-12-25 . 20 stars for 2022 Latu Fainu . 2023-11-05 . New South Wales Rugby League . en.
4. Web site: ‘Big risk’: Tigers slammed for ‘desperate’ $4m play for ‘unproven’ teenage brothers. www.foxsports.com.au.
5. Web site: ‘They never saw eye to eye’: How sibling rivalry became Tigers telepathy for debutant. www.smh.com.au.
6. Web site: England sweep series as Woolf considers Tonga future . NRL . 5 November 2023 . 3 June 2024.
7. Web site: Benji blasts ‘terrible’ Tigers’ discipline … and sends brutal selection warning to stars. www.foxsports.com.au.