Leivaha Pulu

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Vaha [1] Pulu
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Personal information
Full nameLeivaha Pulu
Born (1990-03-27) 27 March 1990 (age 33)
Auckland, New Zealand
Height192 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight110 kg (17 st 5 lb)
Playing information
Position Lock, Prop, Second-row
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2016–17 Gold Coast Titans 4550020
2018–19 New Zealand Warriors 131004
Total5860024
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2017 Tonga 10000
Source: [2]
As of 19 November 2020

Leivaha Pulu (born 27 March 1990) is a Tonga international rugby league footballer who plays as a second-row , prop for the Norths Devils in the Hostplus Cup and is an extended Brisbane Broncos squad member.

Contents

He previously played for the Gold Coast Titans and the New Zealand Warriors in the NRL.

Background

Pulu was born in Auckland, New Zealand. He is of Tongan, Maori and Greek descent. [3]

He played his junior rugby league for the Marist Saints. He moved to Australia as a 16-year-old and attended Keebra Park State High School, before being signed by the Wests Tigers. [4]

Playing career

Early career

In 2009 and 2010, Pulu played for the Wests Tigers' NYC team, [5] before graduating to the Tigers' New South Wales Cup team, Western Suburbs Magpies in 2011. [6] In 2012, he joined the Windsor Wolves. [7] He had an off-season with Elite One Championship club Lezignan Sangliers [8] before joining the Wyong Roos in 2013. [9] After his 2014 season with the Roos, he was invited to do an NRL pre-season with the Sydney Roosters leading up to the 2015 NRL season, before returning to the Roos for the season. [10] On 27 September 2015, he played in the Roos' 2015 New South Wales Cup Grand Final loss to the Newcastle Knights. [11] On 13 October 2015, he signed a 1-year contract with the Gold Coast Titans starting in 2016. [1]

2016

In Round 1 of the 2016 NRL season, Pulu made his NRL debut for the Titans against the Newcastle Knights. [12] [13]

2017

Pulu was named in the Titans squad for the 2017 NRL Auckland Nines. [14]

2018

2019

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  2. ↑ "Leivaha Pulu - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. 27 March 1990. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  3. ↑ "Eligible players". Tonga Rugby League. 20 June 2014. Archived from the original on 13 March 2016. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  4. ↑ "Pulu swaps 'lollipop' for NRL shot". NRL.com. 8 January 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
  5. ↑ "P". Nyc Database. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  6. ↑ By: Naparazzi (1 May 2011). "LEIVAHA PULU | Flickr - Photo Sharing!". Flickr. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  7. ↑ By: Naparazzi (8 April 2012). "LEIVAHA PULU | Flickr - Photo Sharing!". Flickr. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  8. ↑ Gold Coast Titans (13 October 2015). "Titans sign Leivaha Pulu". League Unlimited. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
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