This months RLW has a brilliant article on the island of samoa after it was tore apart by a hurricane. Brought some wonderful memories when they interviewed the brother of former Reds star Fata Sini as his Mothers hotel was wrecked during the disaster. Well worth a read if you pick up a copy. He was one of my hero's when i was a child anybody else got fond memories of Fata.

FATA FACTS

Full name: Iefata Sini - "My mother gave me a name from the Bible"

Born: December 24, 1966

Birthplace: Apia, Western Samoa

Career kick-start: A quick-fire pair of tries against England in the 1995 RU World Cup

Big break: Joined Salford on August 23, 1995

Try time: Scored 15 tries in 16 games as Salford stormed into Super League in 1996

Semi Reds: Was a member of the Salford side beaten 50-20 by St Helens in last year's Challenge Cup semi-final

Super Sini: Missed just one game in 1997 as the Reds tackled their debut season in Super League

Running man: Salford's top runner in 1997, gaining 2,187 metres

Fine nine: Bagged nine tries in 31 appearances last season

Really?! My memory must be getting worse?!?

Totally agree about Sini though, one of my fave Reds of all time!

I think I remember him taking a conversion & he kicked it so hard it was still going up when it hit the back of the North stand (I could have just dream't that though)

A complete joy to watch and the kind of player you wish you had available every season.

Wikipedia still has him playing for Workington Town in NL2

I remember his debut. He must have dropped the ball about three times. However, whenever he caught it, he was like a bulldozer. He kicked a few goals if memory serves. I am pretty sure there was a game when he kicked about four goals in one game.

Ah Fata Sini, Salford's very own version of...............www.he-man.org/.../showthread.php?t=171941

Remember players just bouncing off him like a rubber ball . Top bloke as well, spoke to him many times afetr the game in the VC and he was always pleasant.

Oops, linky no worky , but I think you know where I'm coming from!

i remember going to keighley when in division one darryl powell was there they thought they had a good chance of getting promotion rather than us fata got a hat trick that day i think we were 30 up by half time absolutely murdered them remember everyone were in blues brothers outfits little plastic hats and glasses behind the posts

My Wife's cousin played for the reserves in the mid 90's (same time as Malc) and I never bought the last shirt from when we were Salford RLFC. I was gutted when I found out about the name change but he managed to get me one of the play-worn shirts. I got Fata Sini's. Unfortunatley the number 2 came off in the wash but to me it's an irreplaceble piece of history that i was so lucky to obtain.