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Date of birth | 25 August 2004 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | New Caledonia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 191 cm (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 113 kg (249 lb; 17 st 11 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Lindisfarne College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notable relative(s) | Laurent Simutoga (uncle) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Patrick Tuifua (born 25 August 2004) is a French rugby union player, [1] who currently plays as a loose forward for Hawke's Bay in New Zealand's domestic National Provincial Championship competition. [2] [3]
Born in New Caledonia, a French territory in the Pacific Ocean, Tuifua moved to New Zealand in 2020 at the age of 15 years-old and attended Lindisfarne College on a scholarship. [4]
Tuifua played for Hawke's Bay in the National Provincial Championship in 2023 and has represented the Hurricanes at age-grade level. [5] [6]
Tuifua played for France U20 at the 2024 Six Nations Under 20s Championship. [7]
Tuifua is the nephew of former rugby union player Laurent Simutoga. [8]
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