Willie Tupou (born 26 October 1985)[1] is a former Tonga international rugby league footballer who played as a second-row forward. He previously played for the Newcastle Knights in the NRL.
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| Born | 26 October 1985 Newcastle, NSW | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Second-row | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Background
editTupou was born in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.
He is also the younger brother of NRL star Anthony Tupou.[2]
Career
editTupou has also appeared on several occasions for the Tonga national rugby league team with his most recent international games coming during the 2006 Federation Shield competition.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Newcastle Knights Player Profiles". The Knights Realm. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
- ^ "Tupou sidelined but counting his lucky stars". Newcastle Herald. 2 May 2008. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
- ^ "England 32–14 Tonga". BBC Sport. 12 November 2006. Retrieved 5 March 2014.