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Born | Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia | 31 May 2003|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 162 cm (5 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 58 kg (9 st 2 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Wing, Fullback | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1] As of 16 September 2023 |
Jetaya Faifua (born 31 May 2003) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the North Queensland Cowboys in the NRL Women's Premiership.
A wing or fullback, she previously played for the Gold Coast Titans Women.
Faifua was born on the Gold Coast, Queensland is of Samoan descent.[2] She attended Helensvale State High School and later Keebra Park State High School, where she played for their rugby sevens team.[3][4]
In 2021, Faifua switched to rugby league and played for the Burleigh Bears in the QRL Women's under-19 competition and the QRL Women's Premiership.[5] In June 2021, she represented the Queensland under-19 side.[6] In August 2021, she signed with the Gold Coast Titans.[7]
In Round 1 of the delayed 2021 NRL Women's season, Faifua made her NRLW debut for the Titans in their inaugural game against the St George Illawarra Dragons.[8] After the NRLW season ended, she played for the Tweed Seagulls in the QRL Women's Premiership.[9] In June 2022, she represented Queensland under-19 for the second time.[10]
Faifua returned to the Titans for the 2022 NRL Women's season, playing three games and scoring a try in Round 5 against the Sydney Roosters.[11][12]
On 10 May, Faifua signed with the North Queensland Cowboys.[13]
In Round 2 of the 2023 NRL Women's season, Faifua made her debut for the Cowboys, starting on the wing and scoring a try in a 31–20 win over the Newcastle Knights.[14]