Willie Tupou
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Born | Newcastle, NSW | 26 October 1985||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Second-row | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
Background
Tupou was born in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.
He is also the younger brother of NRL star Anthony Tupou.[2]
Career
Tupou 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
- ^ "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.
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- Living people
- Australian sportspeople of Tongan descent
- Australian rugby league players
- Rugby league second-rows
- Tonga national rugby league team players
- Tongan rugby league players
- Rugby league players from Newcastle, New South Wales