Melbourne forward Tino Faasuamaleaui went to sleep on Saturday a Samoa representative and woke up a Junior Kangaroos player as part of the busiest fortnight of the teenager's rugby league career.

A key part of Samoa's World Cup nines squad that lost to Australia in Saturday's semi-final at Bankwest Stadium, Faasuamaleaui proudly represented his father's heritage in the tournament.

Tino Faasuamaleaui is proud to represent both Samoa and Australia. Credit:Getty Images

He then made the dash to Wollongong to join the Junior Kangaroos camp on Sunday morning, in preparation for Friday's fixture against France.

It also came just a week after he played his first senior game in Australian colours – for the Prime Minister's XIII against Fiji last Friday.