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Esene Faimalo (born ) is a New Zealand former rugby league player of the 1980s and '90s, who represented his country. ==Playing career== In 1985 Faimalo came second in the New Zealand boxing Heavyweight tournament and also made the Junior Kiwis while playing for the Linwood club.〔〔Coffey, John. ''Canterbury XIII'', Christchurch, 1987.〕 Faimalo represented Western Samoa at the 1986 Pacific Cup.〔 A Canterbury representative from the Addington club,〔''1986 Lion Red Rugby League Annual'', New Zealand Rugby Football League, 1986. p.133〕 Faimalo also represented the New Zealand Kiwis between 1988 and 1991, playing in five test matches. Faimalo spent 1989 with the Balmain Tigers as part of the New Zealand Rugby League's "Rookie Scheme".〔Lion Red 1989 Rugby League Annual ''New Zealand Rugby League'', p.10〕 In 1990 he moved to England, signing with the Widnes Vikings. He played for the club for four seasons, making 111 appearances and scoring 11 tries,〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.rugby.widnes.tv/playerbiog.php?mid=222 )〕 before signing with the Leeds Rhinos in 1994, where he scored seven tries in 54 appearances.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.therhinos.co.uk/rugby/matchcentre/leeds_rhinos_1st_xiii_profiles.php?player=84016&includeref=dynamic )〕 He joined the Salford City Reds during 1996's Super League I season, playing with the club for three years.〔(Rugby League ) ''The Independent'', 5 October 1996〕 He returned to Widnes in 2000, making a further five appearances before retiring.〔 In 2010 Faimalo entered the boxing ring in a charity bout to raise money for the Steve Prescott Foundation.〔(Scully slugs it out with Brian ) ''St Helens Star'', 2 December 2010〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Esene Faimalo」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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