Benji factor behind big Tigers coup; Warriors star confirms contract call: NRL Daily
NRL player Samuela Fainu has signed a two-year contract extension with the Wests Tigers. Fainu credited coach Benji Marshall's focus on family values as a primary reason for his decision to stay.
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NRL NRL-PREMIERSHIP Benji factor behind big Tigers coup; Warriors star confirms contract call: NRL Daily Fainu closes in on Tigers extension | 00:28 Fox League from Fox Sports October 22nd, 2026 4:10 pm The Tigers have confirmed a big signing boost on Thursday with Samuela Fainu extending his time at the club for another two years.
Code Sports first reported earlier this week that Fainu was in the advanced stages of negotiations on a two-year extension with the Tigers which is worth around $800,000 a season with ratchet clauses that will eventually bump it up past $1 million.
Now that new deal has been confirmed and it is a welcome relief for the Tigers, who would have had no shortage of competition for Fainu’s signature had he hit free agency.
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