Paul Fisiiahi Explained

Paul Fisiiahi
Teama:Tonga
Yearastart:2000
Appearancesa:1
Triesa:1
Goalsa:0
Fieldgoalsa:0
Pointsa:4
Source:RLP

Paul Fisiiahi is a New Zealand rugby league footballer who represented Tonga at the 2000 World Cup and plays for the Howick Hornets. He is the identical twin of fellow Tongan International David..[1]

Playing career

In 2000 he joined the Eastern Tornadoes in the new Bartercard Cup competition.

By 2004 he was playing with the Otahuhu-Ellerslie Leopards, where he was selected to represent Auckland.[2] [3] In early 2004 he was bought in by Bob Bailey to play several matches for Moscow Dynamo in their Challenge Cup challenge.[4]

He then moved to the Mount Albert Lions, where he scored a try in the 2005 Bartercard Cup Grand Final. He played for the Auckland Lions in the 2006 and 2007 Bartercard Cup. In 2011 he joined the Howick Hornets in the Auckland Rugby League championship.[5] Selected for the Niue rugby league team 2009 alongside his brother David.

Representative career

Fishiiahi represented both the New Zealand Residents and Tonga in 2000.[6] He played one match for Tonga at the 2000 World Cup, coming off the bench and scoring a try.

In 2003 he toured England with New Zealand 'A'.[7]

Notes and References

  1. News: Twin Tornadoes cause chaos as they blow past opponents . Andrew Sanders . Sunday Star-Times . 16 September 2001 . B5 . EBSCOHost.
  2. https://archive.today/20130104185503/http://www.rleague.com/db/article.php?id=20529 Bartercard Cup round 7
  3. News: Rugby League: Aucklanders must back up after NSW Country clash. Jessup, Peter. 29 June 2004. The New Zealand Herald. 2 November 2011.
  4. http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Rugby+League:+Goulding's+red+alert.-a0112948543 Goulding's red alert
  5. http://www.times.co.nz/cms/sport/sports_news/2011/03/league_year_promises_thrills.php?page=3 League year promises thrills
  6. News: Tongan twins double trouble . John Coffey . The Press . 26 August 2000 . 32 . EBSCOHost.
  7. Web site: Durbin has the last try honour . Warrington Guardian . 30 October 2003 . 31 December 2020.