Name Young Tonumaipea Career start 2013 Weight 92 kg | Height 1.84 m Role Rugby Player | |
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Rugby league star leaves it all to serve a mission
Young Tonumaipea (born 6 September 1992) is a Samoan professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the Melbourne Storm in the National Rugby League. A Samoan national representative, he plays on the wing.
Contents
- Rugby league star leaves it all to serve a mission
- Young tonumaipea highlights
- Background
- Playing career
- 2014
- 2015
- References
Young tonumaipea highlights
Background
Born in Apia, Samoa, Tonumaipea moved to Melbourne, Victoria at a young age to play his junior football for the Northern Thunder in the Melbourne Rugby League. Tonumaipea attended Roxburgh College and then joined the Melbourne Storm.
Playing career
Tonumaipea played for the Storm's S. G. Ball Cup team in 2009 and their NYC team in 2011 and 2012. At the end of 2012, Tonumaipea won the Storm's NYC player of the year award. In 2013, Tonumaipea played for the Storm's New South Wales Cup team, the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks, and was in the Sharks' NSW Cup grand final winning side that defeated the Windsor Wolves 36-8.
2014
In February 2014, Tonumaipea was included in the Storms' inaugural 2014 Auckland Nines squad. In round 1 of the 2014 NRL season, Tonumaipea made his NRL debut for the Melbourne Storm against the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles on the wing in the Storms' 23-22 golden point win. In round 3, against the Newcastle Knights, Tonumaipea scored his first NRL career try in the Storm's 28-20 win at AAMI Park. In round 6, in a match against the St George Illawarra Dragons, Tonumaipea scored a try after the full-time siren to win to the game for the Storm 28-24 after they had been behind 24-10 in the second half. Tonumaipea was selected to play for Samoa in the 3 May 2014 Pacific Rugby League International against Fiji. Tonumaipea played on the wing in the 32-16 win at Penrith Stadium; Tonumaipea had a try disallowed in the match. On 28 May 2014, Tonumaipea re-signed with the Storm for a further 2 years, keeping him at the club until the end of the 2016 season. Tonumaipea finished his debut year in the NRL with him playing in 14 matches and scoring 3 tries for the Storm.
2015
On 23 January 2015, Tonumaipea was named in the Storm's 2015 Auckland Nines squad.
