Name Mosese Fotuaika Date joined 2012 Weight 104 kg | Height 1.81 m Role Rugby Player | |
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Parents Ilaisaane Fotuaika, Penitani Fotuaika | ||
9 news wests tigers mosese fotuaika story
Mosese Fotuaika (25 March 1992 – 28 February 2013) was a New Zealand professional rugby league player for the Wests Tigers of the National Rugby League. He primarily played prop. He was of Tongan and New Zealand Māori descent.
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- 9 news wests tigers mosese fotuaika story
- My big brother mosese Fotuaika was the man
- Playing career
- Death
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My big brother mosese Fotuaika was the man
Playing career
Mosese Fotuaika played his junior football for Keebra Park before being signed by the Wests Tigers. He played for the Tigers' NYC team in 2012.
In 2012, Fotuaika played in the Tigers' 2012 NYC Grand Final win over the Canberra Raiders. Mosese played a key role in Wests Tigers winning their inaugural NYC premiership in 2012 and was a full-time member of the Wests Tigers NRL squad for 2013.
Death
On 28 February 2013, Fotuaika was found dead by his girlfriend, Shanice Alaiasa at his home in Merrylands in Greater Western Sydney. Police had been called to the home and they confirmed that they had found a man dead and his death was not being treated as suspicious. Hours earlier he had been at the Wests Tigers club Concord gym and he injured himself while bench pressing with friends and it is believed that Fotuaika suffered a badly-torn pectoral muscle while exerting himself hours before taking his own life.
