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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 Toulon in the French Top 14. [2] He previously played for Hawke's Bay in New Zealand's domestic National Provincial Championship competition. [3] [4]
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. [5]
Tuifua played for Hawke's Bay in the National Provincial Championship in 2023 and 2024, and has represented the Hurricanes at age-grade level. [6] [7]
In April 2025, Top 14 club Toulon announced that Tuifua had signed a three-year deal with the club, starting from the 2025–26 season. [8] [2]
Tuifua played for France U20 at the 2024 Six Nations Under 20s Championship. [9]
Tuifua is the nephew of former rugby union player Laurent Simutoga. [10]