Fuifui Moimoi

Fuifui Moimoi

Moimoi while playing for New Zealand in 2009
Personal information
Full name	Fuifui Moana Moimoi
Nickname	Car Crash, Steam Train
Born	26 September 1979 (1979-09-26) Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Height	183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	108 kg (17 st 0 lb)
Playing information
Position	Prop
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
2004–	Parramatta Eels	144	19	0	0	76
Representative
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
2006	Tonga	2	0	0	0	0
2007–2011	New Zealand	12	0	0	0	0
As of 16 July 2010
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.

Playing career

A Point Chevalier Pirates and Glenora Bears junior, Moimoi was spotted by then New Zealand Warriors coach Daniel Anderson in 2002 while playing in the Bartercard Cup for the Mt Albert Lions. Moimoi then joined the South Sydney Rabbitohs for the 2003 season as a trialist. He made his first grade debut for the Parramatta Eels in 2004. On 20 April 2010, Moimoi signed a further 2 year contact and will continue to play with the Eels until the end of 2012.

Representative career

On Tuesday 10 September 2007, News.com.au reported Australian selectors have inquired about the international eligibility of Moimoi. Moimoi grew up in New Zealand, was born in Tonga and qualifies for Australia under residency rules as well as being eligible for American Samoa. Moimoi is eligible to play for Tonga as well as either Australia, New Zealand or the United States and Samoa. 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. He was also named in the Tonga squad. 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.

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.

External links

• Fuifui Moimoi in Kiwis Squad
• Fearsome Fui the quite assassin – Sydney Morning Herald article
• Fuifuiu Moimoi Scoring Records
• Countries Fight for Fui
• Two-way Fight over Fui
• Enigmatic Eel a quiet achiever