Kitione Kautoga

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Kitione Kautoga
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Personal information
Full nameKitione Kautoga
Born (2002-09-02) 2 September 2002 (age 22)
Fiji
Height187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight107 kg (16 st 12 lb)
Playing information
Position Second-row
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2022 Wests Tigers 10000
2024 Canterbury Bulldogs 20000
2025– Parramatta Eels 152008
Total182008
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2023–24 Fiji 41004
Source: [1]
As of 13 July 2025

Kitione Kautoga (born 2 September 2002) is a Fijian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a second-row forward for the Parramatta Eels in the National Rugby League and Fiji at international level.

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He previously played for the Wests Tigers and Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs.

Playing career

He made his debut in round 24 of the 2022 NRL season for the Tigers, debuting from the bench against the St. George Illawarra Dragons. In 2024, he joined Canterbury. Kautoga made his club debut for Canterbury in round 5 of the 2024 NRL season against the Sydney Roosters. Kautoga played one further game for the club in the following round against Melbourne. [2] On 13 December 2024, he signed a contract to join Canterbury's arch-rivals Parramatta ahead of the 2025 NRL season.[ citation needed ]

2025

Kautoga made his club debut for Parramatta in round 2 of the 2025 NRL season against the Wests Tigers which ended in a 32-6 loss. [3] On 27 June, the Eels announced that Kautoga was elevated into the teams Top 30 squad and had re-signed with the team until the end of 2027. [4] On 15 July, it was announced that Kautoga would miss the rest of the 2025 NRL season after suffering a syndesmosis injury during the clubs round 19 loss against Penrith. [5]

See also

References

  1. Rugby League Project
  2. "Bulldogs left 'frustrated' by semi final defeat as new standards laid bare". www.nine.com.au.
  3. "Fijian representative Kautoga signs with the Eels". www.parraeels.com.au.
  4. "Kitione Kautoga elevated to Parramatta Eels Top 30 squad". Parramatta Eels. 27 June 2025. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
  5. "Panthers star hit with NRL suspension over illegal act that left Parramatta rival injured". au.news.yahoo.com.