Richard Fa'aoso

Richard Fa'aoso (born 8 May 1984), also known by the nicknames of "Richie", and "Fuss", is a former Tonga international rugby league footballer. He played as a prop and played for the Penrith Panthers, Sydney Roosters, Parramatta Eels, Newcastle Knights, Melbourne Storm and the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles in the National Rugby League, and the Castleford Tigers in the Super League.

Playing career

Parramatta Eels

In 2007, he returned to Australia, signing with The Parramatta Eels for 3 years. He was touted as a replacement for departing Eel Michael Vella who left the Eels to join Super League club Hull Kingston Rovers in 2007.

After 2007, Fa'aoso was released to sign a 2-year deal with the recently cleaned out, Brian Smith-coached Newcastle Knights.

Parramatta Eels second stint

In September 2014, Fa'aoso was cleared for a shock comeback to the NRL from his broken neck. On 30 October 2014, he signed a 1-year contract with the Parramatta Eels starting in 2015. However the NRL did not register the contract, after Fa'aoso could not secure adequate insurance cover for his return.

On 2 April 2015, Fa'aoso was cleared to return to the playing field. He made his return in Round 7 of the 2015 NRL season against his former team Newcastle Knights. Shortly after getting on the field, Fa'aoso suffered a concussion from a head knock and was taken off, he subsequently failed the concussion test and was ruled out for the remainder of the match.

In October 2015, Fa'aoso again announced his retirement.

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