Name Gus Malietoa-Brown Height 1.8 m | Weight 95 kg | |
Gus Maietoa-Brown (born 28 July 1975) is a former rugby league player who represented Western Samoa.
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Playing career
A Manurewa and Papakura junior, Maietoa-Brown first attracted interest from the Brisbane Broncos. However, by 1994 he was playing for the Counties Manukau Heroes in the Lion Red Cup. He was signed with the Auckland Warriors in 1995 but never played a first grade game for the club and was released in June 1996. He scored two tries in the 1996 Lion Red Cup grand final, being part of the Counties Manukau side that lifted the trophy.
While playing for the Eastern Tornadoes in 1999, Malietoa-Brown represented Auckland South.
He played for the Mt Albert Lions in the 2004 Bartercard Cup. Malietoa-Brown later played club games for the Manurewa Marlins in the Auckland Rugby League competition, including in 2011.
Representative career
Maietoa-Brown was a Samoan international and played at the 1995 Rugby League World Cup.
Personal life
Malietoa-Brown, grew up in Manurewa and is the grandson of Malietoa Tanumafili II. Malietoa-Brown is also first cousins to both Nigel and Joe Vagana.