Kevin Naiqama was born on 4 February 1989 and is a Fiji international rugby league footballer who usually plays as a centre or winger for the Huddersfield Giants in the Super League and as a fullback or five-eighth for Fiji at the International level.
27 Facts About Kevin Naiqama
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Kevin Naiqama previously played for the Newcastle Knights, Penrith Panthers, Wests Tigers and the Sydney Roosters in the National Rugby League, and St Helens in the Super League.
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Kevin Naiqama played his junior football for the Arncliffe Scots, before being signed by the St George Illawarra Dragons.
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Kevin Naiqama is the younger brother of former London Broncos player and Fijian international, Wes Kevin Naiqama.
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Kevin Naiqama played for the Knights' NYC team in 2008 and 2009, scoring 21 tries in 33 games.
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In June, Kevin Naiqama re-signed with the Knights on a 1-year contract, but did not make an appearance for the Knights in the 2011 season.
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Kevin Naiqama finished the season with 8 matches and 7 tries.
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On 21 June, Kevin Naiqama signed a 2-year contract with the Penrith Panthers starting in 2014, to join his older brother Wes.
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Knights coach Wayne Bennett told Kevin Naiqama to move clubs and further his career as he was behind representative players Darius Boyd, James McManus and Akuila Uate at the Knights.
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Kevin Naiqama finished the 2013 season having played in 6 matches and scoring 2 tries.
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Kevin Naiqama finished off the NRL season with 8 matches and 7 tries.
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On 10 October 2014, Kevin Naiqama signed a 1-year contract with the Wests Tigers starting in 2015.
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Kevin Naiqama made his first appearance for the Wests Tigers in the Auckland Nines.
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On 15 April 2015, Kevin Naiqama signed a two-year extension with the club.
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In round 8 against the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, Kevin Naiqama did one of the best try assists of the year, when he miraculously flicked a ball, that looked go over the dead ball line, back to James Tedesco.
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On 2 May, Kevin Naiqama played at fullback for Fiji against Papua New Guinea in the 2015 Melanesian Cup.
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From Round 21 onwards, when David Nofoaluma returned from injury, Kevin Naiqama was shifted from the wing to centre.
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Kevin Naiqama finished his first year with the Wests Tigers with 9 tries from 24 matches.
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Kevin Naiqama's success is the result of nothing but hard work and persistence.
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On 6 May, Kevin Naiqama again played as captain and fullback for Fiji against Tonga in the 2017 Pacific Cup.
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Kevin Naiqama made 23 appearances for Wests Tigers, playing centre and wing, and covering fullback when James Tedesco was injured.
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Kevin Naiqama scored two tries in that match against the USA, and another in the match against Italy for three tries from five games.
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Kevin Naiqama doesn't talk rubbish and he gets to the point very quickly.
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Kevin Naiqama made 20 appearances for Wests in the 2018 NRL season as the club finished in 9th place on the table and missed out on the finals.
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On 22 May 2018 Kevin Naiqama signed a three-year contract with St Helens.
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Kevin Naiqama played in the 2019 Challenge Cup Final defeat by the Warrington Wolves at Wembley Stadium.
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Kevin Naiqama scored two tries in the final and was awarded the Harry Sunderland Trophy as man of the match.