Tupu Ulufale

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Tupu Ulufale
Personal information
Born (1987-05-10) 10 May 1987 (age 33)
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight82 kg (12 st 13 lb)
Playing information
Position Wing
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2008 Samoa

Tupu Ulufale (born 10 May 1987) is a Samoan rugby league footballer who represented Samoa in the 2008 World Cup.

Playing career

He is from the Marist Saints club in Samoa and was the club's MVP in 2008. [1] [2] In 2010 he was one of five domestic players who traveled to New Zealand to be part of the squad that faced the New Zealand national rugby league team in the first ever test match between the two sides. [3] He is a farmer by trade. [4]

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References

  1. Most Valuable Player Tupu scores Marist’s MVP of the year Samoan Observer, 2008
  2. Tupu Ulufale 2008 Rugby League World Cup
  3. Stars aplenty named by Samoa and Maori New Zealand Rugby League, 8 October 2010
  4. Tupu Ulufale Federation of Oceania Rugby Unions