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Fuifui Moimoi
Fuifui Moimoi
Personal information
Full name	Fuifui Moana Moimoi
Born	26 September 1979 (age 30)
	Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Height	183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	108 kg (17 st 0 lb)
Playing information
Position	Prop
Club
Representative
	As of 18 September 2009
	Source: Rugby League Project

Fuifui Moana Moimoi (born 26 September 1979, in Tonga) is a New Zealand-Tongan professional rugby league footballer for the Parramatta Eels in the National Rugby League competition. He was spotted by then New Zealand Warriors coach Daniel Anderson in 2002 while playing in the Bartercard Cup. He previously played for the South Sydney Rabbitohs.

[edit] Representative career

On Tuesday September 10 2007, News.com.au reported Australian selectors have inquired about the international eligibility of Moimoi. Moimoi went to school in New Zealand, was born in Tonga and qualifies for Australia under residency rules. Moimoi is eligible to play for Tonga as well as either Australia or New Zealand. Australian Rugby League chief executive Geoff Carr revealed Australian selectors asked about the eligibility of Moimoi.

On Monday 24 September 2007, the New Zealand Rugby League association confirmed Fuifui Moimoi's inclusion into the Kiwis train-On squad to take on Australia, Great Britain and France for the end of season tests. Moimoi made his debut for New Zealand in a 58-0 defeat to Australia in Wellington on 14 October 2007.

He was named in the New Zealand training squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup.^[1] He was also named in the Tonga squad.^[2] Moimoi was not selected for the final New Zealand squad, and because he had recently played for New Zealand, he was ruled ineligible for the Tongan side. He contested his right to play for Tonga in court, but to no avail.^[3]

After a career season in 2009, Moimoi returned to the New Zealand national team, being cleared by the RLIF to play in the Four Nations.^[4]

[edit] References

^ "Kiwis select Sonny Bill". Sky Sports. 2008-08-08. http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12196_3949034,00.html. Retrieved 2008-08-08.
^ "Samoa, Tonga and Fiji name squads". BBC. 2008-10-08. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_league/7658506.stm. Retrieved 2008-10-09.
^ "Fuifui Moimoi ready to rumble in biggest game of his career". Rugby League Live. 2009-09-10. http://www.rugbyleaguelive.com/Articles/6876/2009/10/01/Fuifui_Moimoi_ready_to_rumble_in_biggest_game_of_his_career.aspx. Retrieved 2009-10-07.
^ "Fuifui Moimoi cleared to play for New Zealand". The Australian. 2009-10-06. http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,26169395-2722,00.html. Retrieved 2009-10-07.

[edit] External links

[Kiwis_select_Sonny_Bill-0] "Kiwis select Sonny Bill". Sky Sports. 2008-08-08. http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12196_3949034,00.html. Retrieved 2008-08-08.

[Samoa.2C_Tonga_and_Fiji_name_squads-1] "Samoa, Tonga and Fiji name squads". BBC. 2008-10-08. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_league/7658506.stm. Retrieved 2008-10-09.

[Fuifui_Moimoi_ready_to_rumble_in_biggest_game_of_his_career-2] "Fuifui Moimoi ready to rumble in biggest game of his career". Rugby League Live. 2009-09-10. http://www.rugbyleaguelive.com/Articles/6876/2009/10/01/Fuifui_Moimoi_ready_to_rumble_in_biggest_game_of_his_career.aspx. Retrieved 2009-10-07.

[Fuifui_Moimoi_cleared_to_play_for_New_Zealand-3] "Fuifui Moimoi cleared to play for New Zealand". The Australian. 2009-10-06. http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,26169395-2722,00.html. Retrieved 2009-10-07.

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