Fred Tuilagi

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Fred Tuilagi
Birth nameFrederick Tuialgi
Date of birth (1997-06-09) 9 June 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Halifax, England
Height6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight18 st 12 lb (264 lb; 120 kg)
Notable relative(s) Freddie Tuilagi (father), Brian Tuilagi (brother), Henry Tuilagi, Alesana Tuilagi, Anitelea Tuilagi and Manu Tuilagi (all uncles)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Number 8
Current team AS Bédarrides
Youth career
20??-2015 Hinckley RFC
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2015–2016 South Leicester RFC 4 (5)
2016–2017 Coventry 11 (5)
2017–2018 Loughborough Students 2 (0)
2016–2019 Leicester Tigers 8 (5)
2019–2020 Rugby Colorno 8 (20)
2020–2021 London Scottish 0 (0)
2021–2022 Chinnor 27 (40)
2022– AS Bédarrides 38 (40)
2015–Total98(115)
Correct as of 17 June 2024
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2024– Samoa 0 (0)
Correct as of 17 June 2024

Fred Tuilagi (born 9 June 1997) is a rugby union player for AS Bédarrides, he previously played for Leicester Tigers in Premiership Rugby. [1] Tuilagi is the son of former Leicester and St Helens winger Freddie Tuilagi and is the second generation of the Tuilagi family to play professional rugby. He primarily plays at Number 8 but can play at Blindside flanker if required.

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He is eligible for both England and Samoa but has played for neither team at any level. He was named in the Samoa squad for the 2024 July International Tests. [2]

Career

Youth

As a youth he played for Hinckley RFC, where his uncle Manu played too, and was a prop originally before being switched to the backrow when he came through the Tigers Academy. His older brother, Brian, was an academy graduate but moved to the Saracens Development team and now plays for US Dax. Tuilagi originally played prop before moving to back row in his later teens. [3]

Leicester

He made his senior debut for the Leicester Tigers on 4 November 2016 when he came on as a substitute in the 20-21 victory over Bath at the Recreation Ground, [1] becoming the 6th Tuilagi to play for the Tigers at senior level following dad Freddie and uncles Henry, Anitelea, Alesana and current Sale, Lions and England centre Manu.

Fred first made prominence after featuring for the Tigers in the 2016 Singha Premiership Rugby 7s Series where he was yellow carded in the 1st minute against Worcester [4] and made his official debut later that year, although that was his single appearance that season, being used in the A League and being loaned to Coventry R.F.C. He was on his way out but new head coach Matt O'Connor convinced him to stay, stating that he has the potential to be as devastating as his uncle Henry. [3] After a prominent appearance in preseason, Tuilagi was given his 1st senior start and Welford Road debut against Gloucester Rugby in the Anglo-Welsh Cup and went to make a further 3 more appearances in the competition.

Ahead of the 2018/19 season, Fred was promoted to the senior squad, joining his uncle Manu. He made 8 appearances so far, all of which were in the Premiership Rugby Cup. In the Derby Round fixture, Tuilagi scored his first senior try for the club and also provided a try-assist for fly-half Joe Ford in a 47-20 defeat for the Tigers. On 15 May 2019 he was announced as one of the players to leave Leicester following the end of the 2018-19 Premiership Rugby season. [5]

Colorno

On 23 July 2019 Tuilagi was announced as a signing for newly promoted Rugby Colorno in Italy's Top 12. [6]

London Scottish

In June 2020, London Scottish announced the signing of Tuilagi along with his brother Brian. [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Tigers Profile:Fred Tuilagi". Leicester Tigers. Archived from the original on 25 March 2018. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  2. ↑ Samoa, Lakapi (13 June 2024). "Manu Samoa Squad – July Test Series 2024". Lakapi Samoa. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  3. 1 2 Crowson, martin (8 November 2017). "Five young Leicester Tigers players who can be big stars of future". leicestermercury. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  4. ↑ "Fred Tuilagi Junior yellow carded for high tackle just 7 seconds from kickoff". Rugbydump. 3 August 2016.
  5. ↑ "Brendon O'Connor and Mike Fitzgerald among huge number leaving Leicester Tigers at the end of the season". Leicester Mercury. 15 May 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  6. ↑ "Top 12: un Tuilagi a Colorno". On Rugby.it (in Italian). 23 July 2019.
  7. ↑ "Tuilagi brothers join Scottish". London Scottish Rugby. 17 June 2020. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
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