Glen Fisiiahi (born 2 December 1990) is a

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and

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footballer of Tongan and

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descent. He previously played

professionally for the

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in the

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where he played as a and and has represented the

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international rugby league team.

Background

Fisiiahi was born in

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Early years

Fisiiahi is from a well known league family that includes the twin brothers

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and David Fisiiahi.Glen Fisiiahi
''warriors.co.nz'' Fisiiahi was an

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junior in

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competitions and represented the Counties Manukau under-18's. Fisiiahi also played

at his high school, Wesley College, and represented the New Zealand Secondary Schools Sevens team. Fisiiahi was the school's sports dux in 2008. While playing for the Junior Warriors Fisiiahi completed a Diploma in Sport and Recreation at

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. Fisiiahi made his debut for the New Zealand Warriors' Toyota Cup (Under-20s) team in 2009, playing in three matches. He also played for the

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in the

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. In 2010 he became one of the stars of the team, scoring 20 tries in 26 matches, and was a part of the 2010 Toyota Cup Grand Final winning team. Fisiiahi was also involved in an embarrassing moment that saw him celebrate a try before scoring, only to be tackled and have the ball knocked out of his hands. Fisiiahi finished his Toyota Cup career with twenty eight appearances and twenty tries. He is eligible for New Zealand, Tonga and Niue. At the end of 2010 Fisiiahi was named in the

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squad that drew a two match series with the

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Rugby league career

2011

After scoring five tries in four trials during the 2011 pre-season, Fisiiahi made his

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debut for the New Zealand Warriors in Round 1 of the 2011 NRL season against the

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at Eden Park on the wing in the Warriors' 24–18 loss. Fisiiahi being named ahead of

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and

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. After playing only one NRL match, On 30 March 2011, Fisiiahi signed a four-year deal to keep him at the Warriors until the end of 2015. In Fisiiahi's next match in Round 4 against the

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at Owen Delany Park at Taupo, Fisiiahi scored his first and second NRL tries in the Warriors 26–18 win. Fisiiahi played in the

30-28 New South Wales Cup Grand Final loss to the

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. Fisiiahi finished his debut year in the NRL with him playing in 4 matches and scoring 2 tries for the Warriors. GLEN FISIIAHI

2012

Fisiiahi played in 4 matches and scored a try for the Warriors in the 2012 NRL season. In an NSW cup match against the

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, Fisiiahi scored an incredible 6 tries in the

42–20 win.

2013

On 20 April 2013, Fisiiahi made his international debut, playing for

in the

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against pacific rivals

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, playing at in Tonga's 36–4 win at

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. After Round 19 against the

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, Fisiiahi suffered a season ending torn pectoral muscle injury in the Warriors 24–14 win at

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. Fisiiahi finished the Warriors 2013 NRL season with him playing in 11 matches and scoring 5 tries. Later in the year, Glen played for Tonga in their 2013 Rugby League World Cup campaign. Fisiiahi played in 2 of Tonga's 3 world cup matches. He scored his first international try against

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in Tonga's opening 26-24 match defeat. and scored another try in his second appearance, this time against pacific rivals

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in Tonga's 22–16 win.

2014

In February 2014, Fisiiahi was selected for the Warriors inaugural 2014 Auckland Nines squad. In Round 4 of the

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, Fisiiahi scored four tries against the

in the

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42–18 victory at

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. Fisiiahi's season was again ended early, this time suffering nerve damage to his shoulder (which necessitated a shoulder reconstruction) in Round 9 against the

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, in the Warriors 37–6 loss. Fisiiahi finished the Warriors

with him playing in 5 matches and scoring 7 tries.

Rugby union career

In 2016, Fisiiahi switched to rugby union, joining the Chiefs and Counties Manukau, joining another former NRL player,

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, at the Chiefs.

References

External links

2015 New Zealand Warriors squad
{{DEFAULTSORT:Fisiiahi, Glen 1990 births Living people Auckland rugby league team players Chiefs (rugby union) players Ellerslie Eagles players Junior Kiwis players New Zealand sportspeople of Tongan descent New Zealand Warriors players People educated at Wesley College, Auckland Rugby league fullbacks Rugby league players from Auckland Rugby league wingers Rugby union players from Auckland Tonga national rugby league team players Tongan rugby league players