Dominic Fe'aunati (born 14 June 1978) is a Samoan former

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and

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footballer who last played for

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, as a

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. He is a

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rugby union international.

Background

Fe'aunati was born in

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, New Zealand.

Career

Feaunati has previously played

for St. Helens and

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in the

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. He played primarily on the . He has also played for Pontypridd RFC, London Irish in the

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in 2005. Feaunati joined Worcester in January 2007 to add power and pace to the back line and is now firmly established as part of the first team squad. He then gained a contract in France with the Pro D2 club

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and has since moved on to Albi. Feaunati was also an NZ Junior Kiwis U15 in 1993 and represented the NZ U19 rugby union in 1997.

National career

Feaunati has already won seven caps for "his country" and played against England in the

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finals before switching codes to the league. Feaunati also played for Barbarians against England in 2006 at Twickenham Stadium before joining Samoa in New Zealand for their NZ tour.

References

External links

Worcester Warriors profileSaints Heritage Society profile
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