Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow

Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow (born 5 September 2001) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a fullback, winger and centre for the North Queensland Cowboys in the NRL.

Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow
Personal information
Born (2001-09-05) 5 September 2001
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Height186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight89 kg (14 st 0 lb)
Playing information
PositionFullback, Wing, Centre
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2020– North Qld Cowboys 32 16 0 0 64
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2021 Queensland 1 1 0 0 4
2022 Indigenous All Stars 1 0 0 0 0
As of 30 April 2022
Source: [1]

Background

Born and raised in Cairns, Tabuai-Fidow is of Torres Strait Islander and Samoan descent.[2][3] He played his junior rugby league for the Cairns Kangaroos before moving to Brisbane to attend Brisbane Grammar School, where he played for their rugby union side.[4] He was a member of the Queensland Reds development squad before being signed by the North Queensland Cowboys in 2017.[5] While living in Townsville, he attended Kirwan State High School.

Playing career

Early career

In 2018, Tabuai-Fidow played for the Northern Pride's Mal Meninga Cup team, scoring five tries in seven games.[6] In 2019, he moved to Townsville, joining the North Queensland under-20 squad, and played for the Townsville Blackhawks Mal Meninga Cup team, where he scored 13 tries in six games. Following the Mal Meninga Cup competition, he started at fullback for the Queensland under-18 team in their win over New South Wales.[7][8]

He then moved up to the Blackhawks' Hastings Deering Colts side, where he scored eight tries in five games. In June 2019, he re-signed with the North Queensland side until the end of the 2022 season.[9] On 29 September 2019, he started at centre for the Australian Schoolboys, scoring two tries in their win over the Junior Kiwis.[10]

2020

In 2020, Tabuai-Fidow joined the North Queensland Cowboys NRL squad and was a member of their 2020 NRL Nines winning side, finishing the tournament as the equal leading try scorer.[11]

In Round 5 of the 2020 NRL season, Tabuai-Fidow made his NRL debut against the New Zealand Warriors, setting up two tries in a 26–37 loss.[12][13] In Round 7, he scored his first NRL try in a 32–20 win over the Newcastle Knights.[14] In his rookie season, Tabuai-Fidow played 14 games and scored six tries. On 3 October, he was named the North Queensland club's Rookie of the Year.[15]

2021

Tabuai-Fidow was selected by Queensland for game 3 of the 2021 State of Origin series which Queensland won 20-18.[16]

On 21 July, it was announced that Tabuai-Fidow would be out for six weeks after undergoing an emergency appendectomy.[17]

Achievements and accolades

Individual

Team

Statistics

NRL
Statistics are correct to the end of the 2020 season[18]
Season Team Matches T G GK % F/G Pts
2020 North Queensland 1460—024
Career totals 14 6 0 — 0 24

References
  1. RLP
  2. "NRL 2020: Perth NRL Nines, young kids to watch, Cory Paix, Harley Smith-Shields, Jayden Sullivan". 14 February 2020.
  3. "Subscribe to the Cairns Post". www.cairnspost.com.au.
  4. "Subscribe to the Cairns Post". www.cairnspost.com.au.
  5. "Couriermail.com.au | Subscribe to The Courier Mail for exclusive stories". www.couriermail.com.au.
  6. "Subscribe to the Cairns Post". www.cairnspost.com.au.
  7. "Queensland Under 18 team named". Queensland Rugby League. 26 May 2019.
  8. "Couriermail.com.au | Subscribe to The Courier Mail for exclusive stories". www.couriermail.com.au.
  9. "Hamiso wins new Cowboys deal and thanks Bowen". Queensland Rugby League. 1 June 2019.
  10. "Dailytelegraph.com.au | Subscribe to The Daily Telegraph for exclusive stories". www.dailytelegraph.com.au.
  11. "Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow's Perth Nines tries" – via www.cowboys.com.au.
  12. "NRL team list: Round 5 v Warriors". North Queensland Cowboys. 9 June 2020.
  13. "Holmes hurt as Warriors overrun Cowboys". NRL. 12 June 2020.
  14. "Cowboys click into gear to to[sic] take down Knights". NRL. 27 June 2020.
  15. "2020 Presentation Night: Live Updates". NQ Cowboys. 2 October 2020.
  16. "Green's rookie call pays off big time... but questions remain over Origin future". www.foxsports.com.au.
  17. "Cowboys star out for six weeks after surgery, Reason Roosters star was dropped". www.foxsports.com.au.
  18. "Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". Rugby League Project.
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