Kulikefu Finefeuiaki

Kulikefu Finefeuiaki (born 21 December 2003) is a professional rugby league footballer who plays as a second-rower for the North Queensland Cowboys in the NRL.

Kulikefu Finefeuiaki
Personal information
Full nameKulikefu Finefeuiaki
Born (2003-12-21) 21 December 2003
Auckland, New Zealand
Height190 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight105 kg (16 st 7 lb)
Playing information
PositionSecond-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2023– North Qld Cowboys 2 0 0 0 0
Source: [1]
As of 13 May 2023

Background

Finefeuiaki was born in Auckland and is of Tongan descent.[2] He moved to Ipswich, Queensland with his family when was 11 years old.[3]

In Ipswich he played his junior rugby league for the Redbank Plain Bears and attended Ipswich State High School before being signed by the North Queensland Cowboys.[4]

Playing career

Early career

In 2020 and 2021, Finefeuiaki played for the Ipswich Jets in the Mal Meninga Cup.[5][6][7]

In 2022, he moved to Townsville, joining the Cowboys' Young Guns squad.[8][9] That season he played for the Townsville Blackhawks in the Queensland Cup and Hastings Deering Colts, starting at second-row in the Blackhawks' Colts Grand Final win over the Redcliffe Dolphins.[10][11] In June 2022, he represented Queensland under-19 in ther loss to New South Wales.[12]

2023

In April, Finefeuiaki was upgraded to a development contract, joining the Cowboys NRL squad.[13]

In Round 10 of the 2023 NRL season, Finefeuiaki made his NRL debut in the Cowboys' 20–6 win over the Sydney Roosters at Suncorp Stadium.[14]

References
  1. "Kulikefu Finefeuiaki - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  2. "Cowboys wrecking ball that 'gives Dearden nightmares'". Code Sports. 4 May 2023.
  3. "Kulikefu Finefeuiaki". NQ Cowboy.
  4. "Rising schoolboy footballer inspired after NRL contract". The Courier Mail. 10 March 2021.
  5. "Ipswich State High's best school sport stars revealed". The Courier Mail. 13 July 2020.
  6. "QRL U18 Mal Meninga Cup - 2021 Round 1". LeagueUnlimited. 2 March 2021.
  7. "QRL U18 Auswide Bank Mal Meninga Cup - 2020 Round 1". LeagueUnlimited. 10 March 2020.
  8. "Kuli 'is just a good, hard runner of the football'". QRL. 20 June 2022.
  9. "Updated Young Guns team list: Trial v Mackay Cutters". NQ Cowboys. 26 February 2022.
  10. "QRL U21 Hastings Deering Colts - 2022 Grand Final". LeagueUnlimited. 20 September 2022.
  11. "How colossal Cowboys prospect Kulikefu Finefeuiaki overcame adversity for Queensland debut". Townsville Bulletin. 1 February 2023.
  12. "QRL confirms Queensland Under 19 men's squad". QRL. 16 June 2022.
  13. "Cowboys blood imposing Finefeuiaki for Roosters clash". Yahoo Sport. 4 May 2023.
  14. "Cowboys team list: Round 10 v Roosters". NQ Cowboys. 2 May 2023.
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