Education
Tonumaipea attended Roxburgh College and then joined the Melbourne Storm.
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A Samoan national representative, he plays at wing. Born in Apia, Samoa, Tonumaipea moved to Melbourne, Victoria at a young age to play his junior football for the Northern Thunder in the Victoria Rugby League. Tonumaipea played for the Storm"s New York City team in 2011 and 2012.
In 2013, Tonumaipea played for the Storm"s New South Wales Cup team the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks and was in the Sharks NSW Cup Grand Final winning side that defeated the Windsor Wolves 36-8.
2014
In February 2014, Tonumaipea was included in the Storms" inaugural 2014 Auckland Nines squad. Tonumaipea was selected to play for Samoa in the 3 May 2014 Pacific Rugby League International against Fiji.
On 28 May 2014, Tonumaipea re-signed with the Storm for a further 2 years, keeping him at the club till the end of the 2016 season. Tonumaipea finished his debut year in the NRL with him playing in 14 matches and scoring 3 tries for the Storm in the 2014 NRL season.
2015
On 23 January 2015, Tonumaipea was named in the Storm"s 2015 Auckland Nines squad.
Achievements
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At the end of 2012, Tonumaipea won the Storm"s New York City Player of the Year award. In Round 1 of the 2014 NRL season, Tonumaipea made his NRL debut for the Melbourne Storm against the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles on the wing in the Storms" 23-22 golden point win. In Round 3 against the Newcastle Knights, Tonumaipea scored his first NRL career try in the Storm"s 28-20 win at AAMI Park. In Round 6 in a thrilling match against the Street George Illawarra Dragons, Tonumaipea scored a try after the siren to win to the game for the Storm 28-24 after overcoming a 24-10 deficit in the 2nd half at AAMI Park. Tonumaipea played on the wing in the 32-16 win at Penrith Stadium. Tonumaipea had a try disallowed in the match.
