1. Yee-Huang "Young" Tonumaipea was born on 6 September 1992 and is a retired Samoan professional rugby league footballer who played as a centre or winger for the Melbourne Storm.
20 Facts About Young Tonumaipea
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Young Tonumaipea played his junior rugby league for the Northern Thunder in the Melbourne Rugby League before joining the Melbourne Storm.
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In February 2014, Young Tonumaipea was included in Melbourne's inaugural 2014 Auckland Nines squad.
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Young Tonumaipea was selected to play for Samoa in the 3 May 2014 Pacific Rugby League International against Fiji.
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On 28 May 2014, Young Tonumaipea re-signed with the Melbourne club for a further two years, keeping him at the club until the end of the 2016 season.
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Young Tonumaipea finished his debut year in the NRL with him playing in 14 matches and scoring three tries for Melbourne.
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On 23 January 2015, Young Tonumaipea was named in Melbourne's 2015 Auckland Nines squad.
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Young Tonumaipea did not appear in the 2016 NRL Grand Final against the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks.
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Young Tonumaipea was named in Melbourne's 2017 Auckland Nines squad and he was co-captain for the Storm with Kenny Bromwich.
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Young Tonumaipea played five matches and scored three tries in the Nines tournament, while in the NRL, he played seven matches scoring two tries.
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On 6 October, Young Tonumaipea was selected the Samoa squad for the 2017 Rugby League World Cup tournament.
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On 11 November in the 2017 Rugby League World Cup match against Scotland, playing at fullback Young Tonumaipea scored his first international try in the 14-all draw at Barlow Park in Cairns.
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Young Tonumaipea played in all four of Samoa's matches in the World Cup tournament.
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In May 2018 Young Tonumaipea announced he would be leaving his club in July, after the State of Origin series, to complete a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints over in Germany for two years.
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Young Tonumaipea signed a train and trial deal with the Gold Coast Titans.
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In June 2022, Young Tonumaipea rejoined Melbourne Storm, signing a train and trial contract following the completion of the 2022 Super Rugby Pacific season where he played for Melbourne Rebels.
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Young Tonumaipea played nine games for Melbourne in the 2023 NRL season as they finished third on the table.
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On 19 November 2024, Young Tonumaipea retired from the NRL and took up a role at the Storm as wellbeing officer for the team's pathway squad.
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In October 2020, Young Tonumaipea returned to Melbourne, but this time signing a contract with Super Rugby franchise Melbourne Rebels.
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Young Tonumaipea played two seasons with the Rebels before returning to the NRL.