Daniel Foster (rugby league)
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| Born | 20 April 1993 Maitland, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 93 kg (14 st 9 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Halfback, Five-eighth, Hooker | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Daniel Foster, also known by the nickname of "Fozzie", is an Australia-born Tonga international rugby league footballer who plays for the Easts Tigers in the Queensland Cup.
Background
[edit]Born in Maitland, New South Wales, Australia, Foster is of Tongan descent through his mother.[3]
Playing career
[edit]He played his junior rugby league for the Western Suburbs Rosellas before being signed by the Newcastle Knights. Foster played for the Penrith Panthers' NYC team in 2012 and 2013,[4] captaining the team in their 42-30 Grand Final win over the New Zealand Warriors on 6 October 2013.[5] He played for the Panthers' NSW Cup side in 2014 and 2015. On 26 October 2015, Foster signed a two-year deal with the Easts Tigers,[6] a feeder club to the Melbourne Storm.
Representative career
[edit]Foster made his international debut for Tonga on 20 April 2013 in their Pacific Rugby League match against Samoa. He was a member of Tonga's 2013 World Cup campaign,[7] playing in all three of their group stage matches. Foster scored a try in Tonga's 16–0 win over Italy.
Foster was named in Tonga's team to face Papua New Guinea in a one-off match on 19 October 2014.[8] On 18 October 2015, he played in Tonga's 2017 World Cup qualifying match against the Cook Islands. He was the only Tongan player selected without any prior NRL experience.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Daniel Foster". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
- ^ "Daniel Foster". penrithpanthers.com.au. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012.
- ^ a b Brady, Jack (18 October 2015). "Tonga's Foster repays the faith". NRL.com. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
- ^ Keeble, Brett (19 September 2012). "Former Knights find a home at Panthers". Newcastle Herald. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
- ^ Carayannis, Michael (6 October 2013). "Penrith Panthers defeat NZ Warriors in Holden Cup". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
- ^ "Easts Tigers welcome Foster". QRL.com.au. 26 October 2015. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
- ^ Madame H (8 October 2013). "Tonga's World Cup Squad". Triple M. Archived from the original on 28 September 2015. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
- ^ Luca, Rocco (16 October 2014). "PNG & Tonga Squads Named For Test Match". Rugby League Week. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
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