Bert Tabuai

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Bert Tabuai
Personal information
Full nameBert Tabuai
Born (1974-02-09) 9 February 1974 (age 51)
Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia
Playing information
Position Lock, Centre, Second-row
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1996 Canberra Raiders 20000
1997–98 Nth Qld Cowboys 101004
Total121004
Source: [1]
As of 15 January 2019

Bert Tabuai (born 9 February 1974) is an Australian former rugby league footballer best known for his brief time playing for the North Queensland Cowboys. [2]

Playing career

In 1995, Tabuai played for the Canberra Raiders U21s which won the NSWRL Presidents Cup Championship and was coached by current Melbourne Storm- Craig Bellamy which is equivalent to the current NRL U20s competition. Tabuai made his first-grade debut in 1996 against the North Queensland Cowboys coming off the Bench winning 66-10. Tabuai played 2 first grade games with the Canberra Raiders. https://web.archive.org/web/20171208204606/http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/bert-tubuai/summary.html

Tabuai played ten games for the Townsville-based North Queensland Cowboys commencing in their third season when they competed in the Super League competition in 1997. [2]

Tabuai continued playing for the Cowboys in the following season when they competed in the inaugural season of the newly formed National Rugby League competition. [2]

Tabuai played in the Centre, Second Row and Lock positions. [3] Tabuai scored one try for the Cowboys, after coming off the bench in the Round 16 match against the Illawarra Steelers at Wollongong Showground on 28 June 1998. [4]

Prior to playing professional rugby league, Tabuai lived in Rockhampton and attended North Rockhampton State High School. [5] Tabuai also played six games for the Rockhampton's QRL team, the Central Queensland Capras. [6]

References

  1. ↑ "Bert Tabuai - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". Rugbyleagueproject.org.
  2. 1 2 3 Bert Tabuai: Career Stats & Statistics, Rugby League Project website. Accessed 11 July 2017.
  3. ↑ Bert Tabuai: Club Career positions, Rugby League Project website. Accessed 11 July 2017.
  4. ↑ Summary: NRL 1998, Round 16, Illawarra Steelers 24 def. North Queensland Cowboys 18 Rugby League Project website. Accessed 11 July 2017.
  5. ↑ The future of rugby league in more focus with school subject, The Morning Bulletin , 22 March 2013. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  6. ↑ Player History, Central Queensland Capras website. Accessed 11 July 2017.
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