Paki Tuimavave is a Samoan former professional

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footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s. He played at representative level for

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, and at club level for

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and North Harbour, as a .

Background

Also see '' :Tuimavave family.'' He is the brother of fellow internationals

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and

Paddy Tuimavave Paddy Tuimavave is a former professional rugby league footballer who played as a in the 1980s and 1990s and represented both New Zealand and Western Samoa. Background He is related to Evarn and Tony, who have both also played for the New Zea ...

.Lion Red Rugby League Annual 1992 ''New Zealand Rugby League'', 1992. p.129

Playing career

Tuimavave played for the

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in the

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and toured New Zealand with

in 1994.''Lion Red Rugby League Annual 1994'',

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, 1994. p.50 In 1995 and 1996 he played for the

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in the

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, scoring a try in the 1995 grand final. He represented

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in the 1997 Super League Challenge Cup. He scored 26 tries over the three seasons of the Lion Red Cup.''New Zealand Rugby League Annual '98'',

, 1998.

Representative career

Tuimavave played at the 1995 World Cup for

. He also represented Western Samoa in the 1992

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. John Coffey, Bernie Wood ''100 Years: Maori Rugby League, 1908-2008''

''The Vault''

References

External links

*[http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/paddy-tuimavave/summary.html Paddy Tuimavave's Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org (1995 Western Samoa statistics inadvertently allocated from his brother; Paki Tuimavave)]
World Cup 1995 details
{{DEFAULTSORT:Tuimavave, Paki Auckland rugby league team players Living people North Harbour rugby league team players Richmond Bulldogs players Rugby league fullbacks Samoa national rugby league team players Samoan emigrants to New Zealand Samoan rugby league players Waitakere rugby league team players Year of birth missing (living people) Tuimavave family