Playing Career
Vital Statistics
- Full Name
- David Niumataiwalu
- Born
- Monday, 3rd January, 1966
- Current Age
- 58 years and 85 days
- Place Of Birth
- Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Known Family Links
- Uncle
- Shane Millard
Biography
Former St George player met his future wife on the Dragons' end of season trip to Hawaii in 1991. Niu went on to play RL in America where the code has struggled for recognition. After playing in France in 1991-92 and for Bramley in 1992-93 Niu represented the American Patriots in the Second 'Test' against Canada at Lake Placid in 1994. In the decade since he has acted as Chief Executive of the American Rugby League and was behind the move that led to World Champions Australia play an international match again the USA Tomahawks in Philadelphia at the end of 2004.
- ALAN WHITICKER
Playing Career Statistics
All statistics shown in this section are based only on data available in the RLP database, and are not necessarily a complete and/or 100% accurate representation of a player's career. This information should be used as a guide only. If you see a question mark (?), it denotes that the figure is not available.
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Competitions | ||||||||||||||
Competition | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
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NRL | 19 | 2 | 1 | - | 10 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 42.11% | List | ||||
Tooheys Challenge Cup | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
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Test Matches - By Team | ||||||||||||||
Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
USA | 1994-95, 1999-00, 2006 | 9 | 4 | 21 | - | 58 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 33.33% | List | |||
International Matches - By Team | ||||||||||||||
Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
USA | 1994-2002 | 3 | - | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33.33% | List | |||
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NRL/NSWRL - By Year | ||||||||||||||
Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
St George | NSWRL 1990 | 12 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 41.67% | List | |||
St George | NSWRL 1991 | 7 | 1 | 1 | / | 2 | 50.00% | - | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 42.86% | List |
NRL/NSWRL - By Team | ||||||||||||||
Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
St George | 1990-91 | 19 | 2 | 1 | / | 2 | 50.00% | - | 10 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 42.11% | List |
Contributions:
Andrew Ferguson, Rugby League Tables, AJ Lucantonio, Max Turner, Greg Fiveash, Shawn Dollin
Sources:
NSWRL Rugby League Yearbook 1990-91, NSWRL Rugby League Yearbook 1991-92
Your Say
08/07/2018
You have come a long way hats of 2 u
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