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| Date of birth | 29 April 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Brisbane, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 98 kg (15 st 6 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | St Joseph's College, Nudgee | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Semisi Tupou (born 29 April 1999) is an Australian rugby union player who plays for the Ricoh Black Rams in Japan Rugby League One. His position of choice is centre.
He made his debut for the Rebels against the Jaguares as a replacement for Jack Maddocks in a 29–32 defeat for the Rebels.
| Season | Team | Games | Starts | Sub | Mins | Tries | Cons | Pens | Drops | Points | Yel | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Rebels | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | Rebels | 5 | 1 | 4 | 125 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | Rebels | 3 | 1 | 2 | 111 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | Rebels | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 AU | Rebels | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 9 | 2 | 7 | 239 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |
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Events in the year 2022 in Tonga.
Semisi is a given name and surname. Notable people with the name include: