Willie Tupou

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Personal information
Born (1985-10-26) 26 October 1985 (age 39)
Newcastle, NSW
Playing information
Position Second-row
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
Newcastle Knights
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2006 Tonga 62008
Relatives Anthony Tupou (brother)

Willie Tupou (born 26 October 1985) [1] is a former Tonga international rugby league footballer who played as a second-row forward. He previously played for the Newcastle Knights in the NRL.

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Background

Tupou was born in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.

He is also the younger brother of NRL star Anthony Tupou. [2]

Career

Tupou has also appeared on several occasions for the Tonga national rugby league team with his most recent international games coming during the 2006 Federation Shield competition. [3]

References

  1. "Newcastle Knights Player Profiles". The Knights Realm. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  2. "Tupou sidelined but counting his lucky stars". Newcastle Herald. 2 May 2008. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  3. "England 32–14 Tonga". BBC Sport. 12 November 2006. Retrieved 5 March 2014.