Mahe Fonua was born on 24 December 1992 and is a Tonga international rugby league footballer who plays as a centre or winger for the Castleford Tigers in the Betfred Super League.
21 Facts About Mahe Fonua
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Mahe Fonua has previously played for the Melbourne Storm and the Wests Tigers in the NRL and Hull FC in two separate spells in the Super League.
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Mahe Fonua played his junior football for the South Eastern Titans in the Melbourne Rugby League, before being signed by the Canberra Raiders.
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In 2006 and 2007, Mahe Fonua represented the Victoria Under 15s team, he represented the Victoria Under 18s team.
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Mahe Fonua played for the Raiders' SG Ball team as the Storm did not have an SG Ball team at that time, before returning to Melbourne after being signed by the Melbourne Storm.
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Mahe Fonua played for Melbourne's NYC team from 2010 to 2012, scoring 32 tries in 45 games.
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Mahe Fonua finished off his debut year with 4 matches and one a try.
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Mahe Fonua played in Melbourne's 2013 World Club Challenge victory over Leeds.
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On 10 June, Mahe Fonua extended his contract with Melbourne, keeping at the club till the end of the 2015 season.
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Mahe Fonua was selected in the Tonga 24 man 2013 Rugby League World Cup squad, playing in 2 of their 3 matches.
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Mahe Fonua was selected in Melbourne's inaugural 2014 NRL Auckland Nines squad.
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Mahe Fonua finished Melbourne's 2014 NRL season with him playing in 20 matches and scoring 10 tries.
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Mahe Fonua finished his last season with the Melbourne Storm with 13 matches and 4 tries.
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Mahe Fonua had an outstanding first season with the club and quickly established himself as a fan favourite.
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Mahe Fonua scored the first of Hull FC's two tries at Wembley Stadium.
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Mahe Fonua finished the year with making the 2017 Super League Dream Team for a second year in a row, but this time as a winger.
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At the start of the 2018 NRL season, Mahe Fonua spent the first few weeks playing for Western Suburbs in the Intrust Super Premiership NSW.
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Mahe Fonua played two games on the wing before being switched to centre.
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Mahe Fonua later announced his return to Super League side Hull FC.
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Mahe Fonua played 17 games for Hull FC in the 2020 Super League season including the club's semi-final loss against Wigan.
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Mahe Fonua was assigned squad number 17 for the 2022 season.