Siose Muliumu (born 26 April 1976 in

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, New Zealand) is a New Zealand

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player who played professionally for

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and later represented the

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Early years

Muliumu attended St Paul's College in Auckland and played for the City- Pt Chev team in the

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competition. Muliumu represented the

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in 1994 and 1995.Ex-Whitehaven star Muliumu helps United States win Atlantic Cup
''News & Star'', 18 November 2009

Playing career

Muliumu joined

in England while they were being coached by New Zealander Stan Martin. He is regarded as one of Whitehaven's top forwards in the last twenty years. He played for the

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in the 2006

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.Siose Muliumu
''rleague.com'' Muliumu then joined the

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in the AMNRL where he was the competitions MVP in 2008. He represented the

at the

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and was the

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's 2009 USA player of the year. He scored two tries for the Warriors in the 2010 AMNRL Grand Final. In 2013 he played for the Southampton Dragons in the AMNRL.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Muliumu, Siose 1976 births Living people 20th-century New Zealand sportsmen 21st-century New Zealand sportsmen Expatriate rugby league players in the United States Junior Kiwis players Limoux Grizzlies players New Haven Warriors players New Zealand expatriate rugby league players in England New Zealand expatriate sportspeople in the United States New Zealand rugby league players People educated at St Paul's College, Auckland Point Chevalier Pirates players Rugby league players from Auckland Rugby league props Southampton Dragons players United States national rugby league team players Wentworthville Magpies players Whitehaven R.L.F.C. players