Sitili Tupouniua
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| Born | 30 May 1997 Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 101 kg (15 st 13 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Second-row, Centre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1] As of 9 September 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sitili Tupouniua (born 30 May 1997) is a Tonga international rugby league footballer who plays as a second-row forward for the Sydney Roosters in the NRL.
Background
Tupouniua was born in Auckland, New Zealand, and is of Tongan descent.
Tupouniua played his junior rugby league for the Marist Saints.
Career
Tupouniua made his first grade debut for the Sydney Roosters in round 16 of the 2018 NRL season against the Melbourne Storm at Adelaide Oval.[2]
Tupouniua scored his first try in the top grade against Canterbury-Bankstown in round 14 of the 2019 NRL season at the Sydney Cricket Ground.[3]
Tupouniua featured for North Sydney, the Sydney Roosters feeder club in the 2019 Canterbury Cup NSW finals series. Tupouniua scored 2 tries in North Sydney's elimination final defeat by Newtown Jets at Leichhardt Oval.[4]
Tupouniua scored his first try of the 2020 NRL season in round 9 as the Sydney Roosters defeated North Queensland 42-16 at Queensland Country Bank Stadium.[5]
References
- ^ Rugby League Project
- ^ "Roosters vs Storm". NRL. 29 June 2018.
- ^ "Mitchell's double not enough to escape blues axe". Sydney Morning Herald.
- ^ "Canterbury Cup NSW Finals Week Two - reports, highlights, news". NSWRL.
- ^ "Ikuvalu scores five as roosters rout north queensland". www.nrl.com.