Paterika Vaivai

Paterika Vaivai

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Vaivai playing for the Knights in 2013.
Personal information
Nickname	Patrick, Pat
Born	(1992-02-14) 14 February 1992 Salamumu, Samoa
Height	181 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	120 kg (18 st 13 lb)
Playing information
Position	Prop
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
2014–15	Newcastle Knights	6	0	0	0	0
As of 19 October 2015
Source: Rugby League Project

Paterika Vaivai (born 14 February 1992) is a Samoan professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the Burleigh Bears in the Queensland Cup. He plays at prop and previously played for the Newcastle Knights in the National Rugby League.

Background

Born in Salamumu, Samoa, Vaivai moved to New Zealand at a young age and played his junior rugby league for the Bay Roskill Vikings in the Auckland Rugby League's Sharman Cup, before being signed by the Melbourne Storm.

Playing career

Early career

After playing with the Melbourne Storm, Vaivai returned to New Zealand in 2010 to play for the New Zealand Warriors. He was a part of their NYC squad but didn't play a game. In 2012, he joined the Newcastle Knights. He played for the Knights' NYC team in 2012, winning the Knights' NYC Coach's Award, before moving on to the Knights' New South Wales Cup team in 2013.

2014

In Round 9 of the 2014 NRL season, Vaivai made his NRL debut for the Knights against the Penrith Panthers. On 1 November, he re-signed with the Knights on a 2-year contract.

2015

Vaivai went on to play 5 more games in 2015, but at the end of the season, was released a year early from his Knights contract.

2016

In 2016, Vaivai joined the Burleigh Bears in the Queensland Cup.

External links

• 2015 Newcastle Knights profile