Frank Tinitelia

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Frank Tinitelia
Personal information
BornNew Zealand
Height193 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight120 kg (265 lb; 18 st 13 lb)
Playing information
Position Prop
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
Otahuhu
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
Auckland
1983 New Zealand 10000
Source: [1]

Frank Tinitelia is a New Zealand former professional rugby league footballer who represented New Zealand. [1]

Playing career

A prop forward, Tinitelia played for the Otahuhu Leopards in the Auckland Rugby League competition. [2]

He represented Auckland and in 1983 was called up to play for the New Zealand national rugby league team. He played in one test match against Papua New Guinea, becoming Kiwi number 577. [1] [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. ↑ "League: Clubs revisit old league rivalry". 27 May 2012 – via New Zealand Herald.
  3. ↑ "NZLEAGUE.CO.NZ".
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