David FAIUMU [
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Wed July 30, 2008
by Matthew O'Neill
Source: www.giantsrl.comNew Zealand International hooker David Faiumu has arrived in the UK and has signed a contract with the Huddersfield Giants until the end of the 2011 Super League Season.
The 25-year-old whose move had been held up by red tape was pleased to finally be here.
"The last two months have been very frustrating, so it's fantastic to finally be here, I've been keeping myself fit and I feel in pretty good shape. Everyone has been very welcoming and it's already pretty clear there's a great bunch of blokes here.
"I've really missed training as part of a team, so it has been great to meet the boys and get cracking and I intend to train the house down and hopefully get the nod for this weekend. To be honest though, I don't mind at this stage whether it's in the first team or the reserves, it'll just be great to get back playing again. It's now two months since my last game. Obviously, I'd love it to be in Super League, but right now I'm just happy to be here."
Giants Managing Director Richard Thewlis commented:
"It has been a long wait since the initial contact was made with David so it is great to finally see him here. He is an experienced full Kiwi International with his best years still ahead of him so I think it's a real coup that we have managed to get him to the Giants. I am sure that it will give the squad and supporters a real boost that we are able to attract players of this quality to the club.
"He hasn't played for quite some time as his visa and permit were being processed so it may be a while before we see his best form but after meeting him its clear that he is determined to make a new start in the UK and give his all for the Claret and Gold."
News Source:
www.giantsrl.comSat January 5, 2008
by Matthew O'Neill
North Queensland and New Zealand hooker David Faiumu has been accused of an alleged assault in Rockhampton and is expected to be interviewed by the Police soon.
It's been alleged that Faiumu attacked national swimmer Ash Anderson outside a Subway resturant leaving him facing the possibility of permanent damage to his face.
The alleged incident happened on election night, Saturday 24th November and the Cowboys were made aware of what happened on Thursday night.
Mr Anderson claims he was punched once in the face, the blow fracturing his cheekbone and right eye socket before he hit his head and blacked out. He also said he had 9mm plate had been inserted permanently into his right eye socket and was worried he may suffer paralysis on one side of his face.
North Queensland Chief Executive Peter Parr and Football Manager Dean Lance are currently both on annual leave and therefore unable to make any comments or decisions until they return.
However, the Cowboys released a brief statement,
"The North Queensland Cowboys have been notified that one of our players has been involved in an incident that police are investigating.
"Any allegation of player misconduct is something the club treats very seriously.
"We will await the outcome of the police investigation before making any further comment."Faiumu made his debut for the Cowboys in 2004 and has since played 72 first grade games for the club. He has also appeared in 11 Tests for the Kiwis, including the 2005 Tri Nations Final in which New Zealand produced a one-off miracle defeating Australia 24-0 - ending Wayne Bennett's career as Australian coach.
Prior to joining the Cowboys, Faiumu played for the Central Comets in the Queensland Cup, which is a team based in Rockhampton.
The Cowboys trained as per normal yesterday with the media being locked out.
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 2008 NRL Telstra Premiership
North Queensland Cowboys
5 games; [View] Round 1 [14 Mar 08] L 18-36 v Gold Coast (A). [BE]
[View] Round 3 [28 Mar 08] L 2-36 v Broncos (A). [BE]
[View] Round 6 [19 Apr 08] W 48-20 v Warriors (H). [BE]
[View] Round 10 [17 May 08] L 6-38 v Sea Eagles (A). [BE]
[View] Round 26 [06 Sep 08] L 22-28 v Sharks (A). [LK]
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2008 engage English Super League
Huddersfield Giants
3 games; 1 tries, 4 points.
[View] Round 24 [10 Aug 08] W 30-24 v Hull FC (A). [BE]
[View] Round 25 [16 Aug 08] L 20-22 v Les Catalans (H). [BE]
[View] Round 26 [24 Aug 08] L 22-40 v St Helens (H). [BE]
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2007 Wizard Queensland Cup
North Qld Young Guns
2 games; [View] Round 1 [16 Mar 07] W 22-12 v Aspley Broncos (A). [DH]
[View] Round 2 [24 Mar 07] W 40-0 v Souths Logan (H). [DH]
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2007 NRL Telstra Premiership
North Queensland Cowboys
18 games; [View] Round 3 [31 Mar 07] W 22-18 v Dragons (A). [BE]
[View] Round 4 [07 Apr 07] W 25-24 v Tigers (H). [BE]
[View] Round 5 [15 Apr 07] L 14-34 v Warriors (A). [BE]
[View] Round 6 [23 Apr 07] L 6-10 v Rabbitohs (H). [BE]
[View] Round 11 [25 May 07] W 26-16 v Bulldogs (A). [BE]
[View] Round 12 [02 Jun 07] W 26-24 v Sharks (H). [BE]
[View] Round 13 [09 Jun 07] L 30-64 v Roosters (A). [BE]
[View] Round 14 [16 Jun 07] L 12-58 v Storm (H). [BE]
[View] Round 15 [23 Jun 07] W 28-24 v Raiders (A). [DH]
[View] Round 17 [07 Jul 07] W 18-12 v Warriors (H). [DH]
[View] Round 19 [22 Jul 07] L 14-20 v Rabbitohs (A). [DH]
[View] Round 20 [30 Jul 07] L 10-54 v Tigers (A). [BE]
[View] Round 21 [04 Aug 07] W 28-22 v Raiders (H). [BE]
[View] Round 22 [13 Aug 07] W 30-26 v Panthers (A). [BE]
[View] Round 23 [18 Aug 07] W 24-14 v Dragons (H). [BE]
[View] Round 24 [24 Aug 07] W 34-18 v Knights (A). [BE]
[View] Round 25 [31 Aug 07] W 38-32 v Bulldogs (H). [BE]
[View] Finals Week 3 [22 Sep 07] L 6-28 v Sea Eagles. [BE]
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2007 International Test Matches
New Zealand Kiwis
1 games; [View] Bundaberg Rum Test [20 Apr 07] L 6-30 v Australia (A). [BE]
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2006 NRL Telstra Premiership
North Queensland Cowboys
18 games; 2 tries, 8 points.
[View] Round 1 [12 Mar 06] W 36-4 v Broncos (A). [BE]
[View] Round 4 [31 Mar 06] W 26-18 v Eels (A). [DH] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 5 [07 Apr 06] W 32-12 v Tigers (H). [DH]
[View] Round 6 [16 Apr 06] W 18-16 v Knights (A). [BE]
[View] Round 7 [22 Apr 06] L 22-24 v Sharks (A). [DH]
[View] Round 8 [29 Apr 06] L 18-22 v Roosters (H). [BE]
[View] Round 9 [06 May 06] W 22-6 v Panthers (H). [BE]
[View] Round 10 [13 May 06] L 6-18 v Storm (A). [BE]
[View] Round 12 [27 May 06] L 14-15 v Raiders (H). [DH]
[View] Round 13 [04 Jun 06] L 14-24 v Tigers (A). [BE]
[View] Round 14 [10 Jun 06] L 4-26 v Sharks (H). [BE]
[View] Round 15 [18 Jun 06] L 12-20 v Bulldogs (A). [BE]
[View] Round 17 [01 Jul 06] W 16-14 v Rabbitohs (H). [BE]
[View] Round 20 [22 Jul 06] W 26-10 v Broncos (H). [BE]
[View] Round 21 [30 Jul 06] L 20-40 v Roosters (A). [DH]
[View] Round 22 [05 Aug 06] L 14-54 v Bulldogs (H). [DH]
[View] Round 23 [12 Aug 06] L 0-26 v Warriors (A). [BE]
[View] Round 25 [27 Aug 06] W 34-12 v Rabbitohs (A). [DH] 4 Pts; 1t
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2006 International Test Matches
New Zealand Kiwis
1 games; [View] Bundaberg Rum Test [05 May 06] L 12-50 v Australia (A). [BE]
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2005 Tri-Nations Test Series
New Zealand Kiwis
4 games; 1 tries, 4 points.
[View] Tri-Nations Match 1 [15 Oct 05] W 38-28 v Australia (A). [BE]
[View] Tri-Nations Match 2 [21 Oct 05] L 26-28 v Australia (H). [BE] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Tri-Nations Match 5 [12 Nov 05] L 12-38 v Great Britain (A). [BE]
[View] Tri-Nations Final [26 Nov 05] W 24-0 v Australia. [BE]
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2005 NRL Telstra Premiership
North Queensland Cowboys
21 games; 5 tries, 20 points.
[View] Round 6 [16 Apr 05] W 44-20 v Tigers (H). [BE]
[View] Round 7 [23 Apr 05] W 36-22 v Panthers (A). [BE]
[View] Round 8 [30 Apr 05] W 38-18 v Roosters (H). [BE] 4 Pts; 1t (79th)
[View] Round 9 [08 May 05] L 12-50 v Eels (A). [BE] 4 Pts; 1t (49th)
[View] Round 10 [14 May 05] L 6-23 v Broncos (H). [BE]
[View] Round 12 [27 May 05] W 48-12 v Bulldogs (A). [BE]
[View] Round 13 [04 Jun 05] W 56-14 v Sharks (H). [BE]
[View] Round 14 [12 Jun 05] L 4-34 v Dragons (A). [BE]
[View] Round 16 [25 Jun 05] L 22-23 v Raiders (A). [BE]
[View] Round 17 [02 Jul 05] W 24-16 v Warriors (H). [BE] 4 Pts; 1t (3rd)
[View] Round 18 [10 Jul 05] L 18-22 v Knights (A). [LK]
[View] Round 19 [16 Jul 05] L 14-16 v Souths (H). [BE]
[View] Round 20 [23 Jul 05] W 38-18 v Panthers (H). [BE]
[View] Round 21 [31 Jul 05] W 26-24 v Sea Eagles (A). [BE]
[View] Round 22 [05 Aug 05] L 16-36 v Dragons (H). [BE]
[View] Round 23 [14 Aug 05] L 16-28 v Tigers (A). [BE]
[View] Round 25 [28 Aug 05] W 30-16 v Souths (A). [BE] 4 Pts; 1t (28th)
[View] Finals Week One [09 Sep 05] L 6-50 v Tigers (A). [BE]
[View] Finals Week Two [17 Sep 05] W 24-16 v Storm. [BE] 4 Pts; 1t (78th)
[View] Qualifying Finals [25 Sep 05] W 29-0 v Eels. [BE]
[View] Grand Final [02 Oct 05] L 16-30 v Tigers. [BE]
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2004 NRL Telstra Premiership
North Queensland Cowboys
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Faiumu, David
