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Faitala-Mariner attended Edgewater College and played his junior rugby league for Otahuhu Leopards before being signed by the New Zealand Warriors.
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Raymond Faitala-Mariner
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Faitala-Mariner primary plays at second-row and lock. Born in Auckland, New Zealand, Faitala-Mariner is of Samoan descent. Faitala-Mariner played in the Warriors" Holden Cup team in 2012 and 2013, as well as in the New South Wales Cup with the Auckland Vulcans in late 2013.
Faitala-Mariner played at second-row in the Junior Warriors 2013 Holden Cup grand final match against the Penrith Panthers, scoring a try in the 30-42 loss.
On 13 October 2013, Faitala-Mariner played for the Junior Kiwis against the Junior Kangaroos at second-row in the Kiwis" 26-38 loss. In 2014 Faitala-Mariner joined the Warriors" full-time squad and played in the 2014 Auckland Nines and played in 23 New South Wales Cup matches for the Warriors.
On 21 September 2014, Faitala-Mariner was named at second-row in the 2014 New South Wales Cup Team of the Year. 2015
In Round 8 of the 2015 NRL season, Faitala-Mariner made his first grade NRL debut for the New Zealand Warriors against the Gold Coast Titans off the interchange bench in the Warriors 28-32 loss at Mountain Smart Stadium.
Faitala-Mariner became the Warriors 200th debutant.
He finished his debut year in the NRL having played in 11 matches and scoring 1 try.
