E178 | Sione Faumuina

Show notes | Sione Faumuina

0:00 A story made for long form podcasts

7:32 Back to the beginning

15:44 18 months into rugby league and onto the NRL

24:45 The start of trouble at Canberra and linking up with the Warriors

41:15 Reflecting on four years at the Warriors

48:13 The pass that changed Sione’s career

52:25 Alcohol: life on and off the rugby league field

1:03:21 Hitting rock bottom in 2004, turning the corner in 2005, but back down again in 2006

1:21:38 Leaving the Warriors to the North Queensland Cowboys

1:38:23 The first 12 months after rugby league

1:46:28 Kicking alcohol and unlocking himself with writing a book

1:54:28 The second phase: helping others and reconnecting

2:01:48 Match Fit and Unspoken with Manu Vatuvei

2:07:00 Looking back over the overall journey

2:11:45 Last words from Steve, Seamus, and Sione