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Tulsen Tollett
Personal information
Full nameTulsen Paul Tollett
Born (1973-05-06) 6 May 1973 (age 51)
Hastings, Sussex, England
Playing information
Height178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight85 kg (13 st 5 lb)
Rugby league
PositionScrum-half, Stand-off, Centre, Wing, Fullback
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1992 Penrith Panthers 9 0 0 0 0
1993–95 Parramatta Eels 39 5 0 1 21
1996–01 London Broncos 111 39 49 1 255
Total 159 44 49 2 276
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1996–97 Great Britain
Rugby union
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1997–98 Harlequins
1999–00 London Welsh
Total 0 0 0 0 0
Source: [1]

Tulsen Paul Tollett (born 6 May 1973) is a TV presenter and former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. A Great Britain international representative utility back, he played in Australia for Sydney's Penrith Panthers (Heritage № 320) and the Parramatta Eels (Heritage № 513) clubs, before moving to England and playing for the London Broncos (Heritage № 301).

Background

Tollett was born in Hastings, Sussex in the United Kingdom, but moved with his family to Australia as a youngster. His junior career was with Emu Plains JRLC prior to being signed by Penrith.[2]

Rugby league career

Tollett played at the Penrith Panthers and the Parramatta Eels[2] before joining the Broncos for the 1996 inaugural season of Super League I.[3] He played his junior football for Emu Plains.

After a successful first season in England, he was selected for the Great Britain squad to tour Papua New Guinea, Fiji and New Zealand.[3]

Tollett's highlights with the Broncos include:

Rugby union career

Tollett also had spells in rugby union with English Premiership side Harlequins during 1997/98,[4] as well as London Welsh in 1999/2000 during the Rugby League close season.[5]

Media work

Tollett was forced to give up playing in 2001 due to a persistent shoulder injury.[6][7] He then moved into the media and now presents sport on BBC News in the UK and internationally. Previous to this he worked for ABC News and ABC NewsRadio in Sydney and has also worked for BBC Radio 5 Live,[2] Sky Sports, Eurosport and Setanta Sports amongst others as a presenter, reporter or commentator, and worked as a pitchside reporter for TVH, the host broadcaster at the 2007 Rugby World Cup in France.

In 2021, Tollett was a commentator for Channel 4's coverage of the 2020 Paralympics.

Qualifications

Tollett holds a Bachelor of Physical Education teaching degree, as well as a first dan karate black belt.

References

  1. ^ Rugby League Project
  2. ^ a b c d Injury takes toll on Tollett BBC Sport, 29 November 2001
  3. ^ a b Broncos' Tollett calls it a day Wales Online, 30 November 2001
  4. ^ Tulsen Tollett Archived 21 April 2013 at archive.today Harlequins Rugby Union
  5. ^ London Welsh 19 Worcester 20 Worcester News, 2 October 1999
  6. ^ Barrow sign up Nickle The Telegraph, 29 November 2001
  7. ^ Tollett quits Broncos BBC Sport, 29 November 2001
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