Jetaya Faifua
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| Born | 31 May 2003 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 162 cm (5 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 58 kg (9 st 2 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Fullback, Hooker, Five-eighth | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1] As of 23 March 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jetaya Faifua (born 31 May 2003) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the Wests Tigers in the NRL Women's Premiership.
A wing or fullback, she previously played for the Gold Coast Titans and North Queensland Cowboys.
Background
[edit | edit source]Faifua was born on the Gold Coast, Queensland is of Samoan descent.[2] She attended Helensvale State High School and later Keebra Park State High School, where she played for their rugby sevens team.[3][4]
Playing career
[edit | edit source]Early years
[edit | edit source]In 2021, Faifua switched to rugby league and played for the Burleigh Bears in the QRL Women's under-19 competition and the QRL Women's Premiership.[5] In June 2021, she represented the Queensland under-19 side.[6] In August 2021, she signed with the Gold Coast Titans.[7]
2022
[edit | edit source]In Round 1 of the delayed 2021 NRL Women's season, Faifua made her NRLW debut for the Titans in their inaugural game against the St George Illawarra Dragons.[8] After the NRLW season ended, she played for the Tweed Seagulls in the QRL Women's Premiership.[9] In June 2022, she represented Queensland under-19 for the second time.[10]
Faifua returned to the Titans for the 2022 NRL Women's season, playing three games and scoring a try in Round 5 against the Sydney Roosters.[11][12]
2023
[edit | edit source]On 10 May, Faifua signed with the North Queensland Cowboys.[13]
In Round 2 of the 2023 NRL Women's season, Faifua made her debut for the Cowboys, starting on the wing and scoring a try in a 31–20 win over the Newcastle Knights.[14]
2024
[edit | edit source]In Round 4 of the 2024 NRL Women's season, Faifua made her season debut, coming off the bench in the Cowboys' 11–10 win over the Titans.[15]
On 10 November, Faifua played fullback for Samoa, scoring a try in their 34-12 win against Papua New Guinea.[16]
2025
[edit | edit source]On 14 March, Faifua signed with the Wests Tigers.[17]
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External links
[edit | edit source]- 2003 births
- Living people
- 21st-century Australian sportswomen
- Australian female rugby league players
- Australian people of Samoan descent
- Gold Coast Titans (NRLW) players
- North Queensland Cowboys (NRLW) players
- Rugby league fullbacks
- Rugby league players from the Gold Coast, Queensland
- Rugby league wingers
- Samoa women's national rugby league team players
- Sportspeople of Samoan descent
- Sportswomen from Queensland
- Wests Tigers (NRLW) players