Reni Maitua (born 11 June 1982) is a former professional rugby league footballer. An Australian and Samoan International representative player, he previously played for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, with whom he won the 2004 NRL Premiership.

2024年4月26日 · Reni Maitua, who played the first 100 games of his NRL career for the Canterbury Bulldogs after coming through the youth ranks at South Sydney, was sacked by the club at the end of 2008 for a string of off-field issues.

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2013年12月14日 · RUGBY league star Reni Maitua has revealed how an uncertain future and a broken heart drove him to attempt suicide. The 31-year-old footballer was saved by former Eels teammate Willie Tonga, who burst into his apartment with his life slipping away.

2017年3月7日 · Former NRL bad boy Reni Maitua knows if good mate Willie Tonga had been a minute later, he might not be alive to tell the story. It’s well known Tonga saved Maitua’s life in 2013 when he foiled a suicide attempt by his friend and one-time rugby league teammate.

One of the Bulldogs most versatile players, Reni Maitua slots in all over the park - lock, second row, centre and even five eighth. Reni joined the Bulldogs in 2002 as a lock forward before becoming a regular member of the Premier League team where he played in the Premiership winning team against St George Illawarra.

2018年2月27日 · At just 35 years of age, Reni Maitua has certainly achieved a great deal. After a successful junior footy career, he starred for the Bulldogs in their legendary 2004 NRL Grand Final victory over the Roosters, before earning selection in the Kangaroos squad in 2006.

2 天之前 · Bulldogs’ interchange forward grabbed a starting position in the club’s grand final team following the withdrawal of captain Steve Price through injury. Maitua, a Souths junior, impressed acquitted himself well in the Bulldogs’16-13 win over the Roosters in the premiership decider.

2024年10月25日 · Former Canterbury Bulldogs forward Reni Maitua recently issued a powerful plea on his podcast, urging current and future NRL players to stay out of trouble and make better choices. “Don’t even do your best [to not get in trouble].

Reni Maitua has had an amazing professional Rugby League career which included a premiership in his debut season at the Canterbury Bulldogs, representing both Australia & Samoa and a career which spun over 200 games across Australia and the UK.