Paterika Vaivai

Paterika Vaivai (born 14 February 1992) is a Samoan professional rugby league footballer who plays as a prop for Toulouse Olympique in the Championship.

Paterika Vaivai
Personal information
Born (1992-02-14) 14 February 1992
Salamumu, Samoa
Height181 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight120 kg (18 st 13 lb)
Playing information
PositionProp
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2014–15 Newcastle Knights 6 0 0 0 0
2017 Gold Coast Titans 10 1 0 0 4
2018 Leigh Centurions 9 0 0 0 0
2019– Toulouse Olympique 22 6 0 0 24
Total 47 7 0 0 28
As of 3 October 2019 (UTC)
Source: [1][2]

He previously played for the Newcastle Knights and Gold Coast Titans in the National Rugby League, and the Leigh Centurions in the Championship.

Background

Vaivai was born in Salamumu, Samoa, and moved to New Zealand at a young age.

He played his junior rugby league for the Bay Roskill Vikings in the Auckland Rugby League's Sharman Cup, before being signed by the Melbourne Storm.

Playing career

Early career

After playing with the Melbourne Storm, Vaivai returned to New Zealand in 2010 to play for the New Zealand Warriors. He was a part of their NYC squad but didn't play a game. In 2012, he joined the Newcastle Knights. He played for the Knights' NYC team in 2012,[3][4] winning the Knights' NYC Coach's Award,[5] before graduating to the Knights' New South Wales Cup team in 2013.[6][7]

2014

In round 9 of the 2014 NRL season, Vaivai made his NRL debut for the Knights against the Penrith Panthers.[8][9] On 1 November, he re-signed with the Knights on a 2-year contract.[10][11]

2015

Vaivai went on to play 5 more games in 2015, but at the end of the season, was released a year early from his Knights contract,[12][13] due to being arrested for allegedly taking part in what was reported as an out-of-control brawl.[14]

2016

In 2016, Vaivai joined the Burleigh Bears in the Queensland Cup.[15] In September, after impressing in the Queensland Cup, he signed a 1-year contract with the Gold Coast Titans starting in 2017.[16]

2017

Vaivai played 10 NRL games for the Titans in the 2017 season.[17] In October, he signed a 2-year contract with the Leigh Centurions in the Kingstone Press Championship, starting in 2018.[18]

References
  1. loverugbyleague
  2. "Paterika Vaivai - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. 14 February 1992. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
  3. "V". Nyc Database. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
  4. "Paterkia Vaivai player results, scores, news and statistics". rleague.com. Archived from the original on 12 May 2014. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
  5. "Paterika Vaivai - Knights". newcastleknights.com.au. Archived from the original on 18 March 2014. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
  6. "Vb Nsw Cup Team Lists - Round Nineteen". NSWRL. Archived from the original on 27 June 2015. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
  7. "NSW Cup Team List - Knights". Newcastleknights.com.au. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
  8. "NRL 2014 - Round 9". Rugby League Project. 11 May 2014. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
  9. "LATE MAIL: Knights v Panthers - Knights". newcastleknights.com.au. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
  10. "Knights sign Mataora and Vaivai - Knights". Newcastleknights.com.au. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
  11. Keeble, Brett (22 September 2014). "Panthers likely to throw Packer a lifeline | Newcastle Herald". Theherald.com.au. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
  12. Dillon, Robert (1 November 2014). "Former Knight Vaivai charged after brawl | Newcastle Herald". Theherald.com.au. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
  13. "Mitchell Hughes on Twitter: "Reports Pat Vaivai was charged with assault police in Brisbane. @NRLKnights officials have clarified he's no longer contracted to the club"". Twitter.com. 21 December 2010. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
  14. "Titans hand former Knight an NRL second chance". Zero Tackle. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
  15. "Pre Season Army Camp « Burleigh Bears". Burleighbears.com.au. 3 December 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
  16. "Titans hand former Knight an NRL second chance". Zero Tackle. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
  17. Ferguson, Shawn Dollin and Andrew. "Custom Match List - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  18. "Leigh Centurions sign Gold Coast Titans forward - Zero Tackle". 26 October 2017. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
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