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Biography
Tyrell Fuimaono (born 6 May 1996) is an Australian rugby league footballer who currently plays for the South Sydney Rabbitohs in the National Rugby League. He plays as a centre or second-row.
Early life
Born in Penrith, New South Wales, Fuimaono is of Indigenous Australian (Wiradjuri) and Samoan descent. He played his junior rugby league for St Marys, and was selected to represent the Australian Schoolboys while attending Patrician Brothers' College, Blacktown in 2014.
Playing career
Fuimaono was signed by the Parramatta Eels, playing for their S. G. Ball Cup and National Youth Competition teams. He was named on the interchange bench in the 2016 NYC team of the year.
Fuimaono joined the South Sydney Rabbitohs in 2017. Before making his NRL Debut, Fuimaono played the first half of the 2017 season in the NSW Cup with The North Sydney Bears and made a total of 8 appearances. . Fuimaono made his NRL debut for Souths in their match against the Wests Tigers on 12 May.