Kirisome Auva'a

Kirisome Auva'a (born 23 February 1992), also known by the nickname of "Somi", is a Samoan former professional rugby league footballer who last played as a centre and winger for the Parramatta Eels in the NRL. A Samoa international representative, he won the 2014 NRL Premiership with the South Sydney Rabbitohs.

On the 30th of August 2018, Kirisome Auva’a announced his retirement from the National Rugby League due to ongoing back issues.

Playing career

2017
Kirisome signed a one year deal with the Parramatta Eels starting in 2017. Kirisome will make his debut against the New Zealand Warriors in Round 6 after Bevan French was ruled out with injury. On 24 August 2017, Auva'a scored the fastest try in NRL history when he pounced on a loose pass from the kickoff against The Brisbane Broncos, the try was timed at 12.88 seconds

2018
Auva'a was included in Parramatta's starting lineup for the first six rounds of the season before suffering a rib injury against Canberra in Round 6 and was ruled out indefinitely. On 30 August, Auva'a announced his retirement from rugby league at the age of 26. Auva'a spoke to the media saying “My back has been bad for several years and even after surgery a couple of years ago, I’ve had problem after problem, I’m thinking about quality of life after football and it’s a tough call but I believe it to be the right one, I’ve only managed a handful of games this season and it has been tough".

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