Willie Tupou
Birth date26 October 1985 (age 41)
Birth placeNewcastle, NSW
Club 1Newcastle Knights
TeamaTonga
Yearastart2006
Appearancesa6
Triesa2
Goalsa0
Fieldgoalsa0
Pointsa8

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.

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.