Francis Tualau

Francis Tualau
Personal information
Born (1994-05-23) 23 May 1994 (age 30)
Tofua, Tonga
Height187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight106 kg (16 st 10 lb)
Playing information
PositionProp
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2017–18 Canterbury Bulldogs 10 0 0 0 0
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2016 Queensland Residents 1 0 0 0 0
Source: [1]
As of 7 January 2024

Francis Tualau (born 23 May 1994) is a Tongan professional rugby league footballer who last played as a prop for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in the NRL.

Background

Tualau was born in Tofua, Tonga.

He played his junior rugby league for the Mangere East Hawks in New Zealand, and South Eastern Titans in Victoria, Australia, before being signed by the Melbourne Storm.

Playing career

Early career

In 2013 and 2014, Tualau played for the Melbourne Storm's NYC team,[2] before graduating to their Queensland Cup team, Eastern Suburbs Tigers in 2015.[3] In October 2016, he signed a 3-year contract with the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs until the end of 2019.[4]

2017

In round 12 of the 2017 NRL season, Tualau made his NRL debut for the Bulldogs against the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks.[5][6]

References

  1. ^ "Francis Tualau – Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  2. ^ "T". Nyc Database. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
  3. ^ "Super Cup: East's players pause before game to remember playmaker". Goldcoastbulletin.com.au. 15 June 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
  4. ^ Bulldogs.com.au (19 October 2016). "Bulldogs announce six new faces for 2017". Zero Tackle. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
  5. ^ "Updated team lists: Sharks v Bulldogs". NRL.com. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
  6. ^ NRL Digital Media. "CrownBet Late Mail: Round 12 v Sharks". Bulldogs. Retrieved 27 May 2017.