Sione Faumuina (born 27 March 1981) is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer.
He joined the Castleford Tigers (Heritage № 893) in the Super League at the start of the 2009 season.
He also has previously played for the Canberra Raiders and the New Zealand Warriors and was due to play for Super League club the Harlequins RL until the club tore up his contract pre-season.
Faumuina represented the New Zealand national team on two occasions between 2003 and 2004 and his position of choice is second-row although he has also played as a centre, five-eighth or lock.
He was released by the New Zealand Warriors in August 2006 for repeated involvement in "cases of serious misconduct", related to alcohol including one incident where he verbally abused a fan looking for an autograph.
Sione Faumuina signed a contract to play for the Harlequins RL, starting from the 2007 season, a contract that Harlequins RL agreed to tear up.
He signed with the North Queensland Cowboys and played with them in 2007 and 2008.
Sione was released by mutual consent from Castleford Tigers at the back end of the 2009 season.
In 2011, Faumuina moved to Tannum Sands to work in local industry. He now plays five-eighth for Tannum Sands Gullaz.
-Faumuina is the former partner of professional netball player Temepara George. He is currently married with 3 girls.
-On 4 July 2008, Faumuina is involved in a single vehicle accident near the Lavarack Barracks in Townsville where he rolls his car and escapes unscathed. He left the scene and reported to police 10.5 hours later.
-In August 2009, Faumuina was suspended from the Castleford Tigers and returned to Australia.
-In 2023, Faumuina participated in season 3 of Match Fit, where former rugby players return to play against the Australian counterparts. He joined in the first season that featured former rugby league stars. He was the most physically fit-looking member at the start of the season because he already started his physical fitness regime with his wife in January, 2022. He started the regime at 133kg, but started the season with a metabolic age of 26, which is far better than he was in his playing days. He was invited to the show to deal with his mental issues and off-field concerns. Through his dedication and hard work and significantly cutting back on alcohol intake, he was given Captaincy in the final match against Australian Kangaroo alumni.
Sione Faumuina - Wikipedia
Auckland forward spent a season with the Raiders before returning ‘home’ to play with the Warriors in 2002. Faumuina was left out of the club’s grand final squad in 2002 but a more consistent season, especially coming off the interchange bench, saw him selected as five-eighth in the one-off Test against Australia in October 2003. Faumuina kicked three goals in the Kiwis’ 30-16 win over Australia but his only Test appearance in an injury-interrupted 2004 season was the 37-10 loss to Australia in the ANZac Test.
- ALAN WHITICKER
Sione Faumuina - Playing Career - RLP
A summary of the career stats for Auckland forward spent a season with the Raiders before returning ‘home’ to play with the Warriors in 2002. Faumuina was left out of the club’s grand final squad in 2002 but a more consistent season, especially coming off the interchange bench, saw him selected...
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