Daniel Tupou

This article is about the Australian rugby league player. For the Tongan rugby union player, sometimes called Daniel Tupou, see Taniela Tupou (rugby union).
Daniel Tupou
Personal information
Full name Taniela Tupou
Born (1991-06-17) 17 June 1991
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Height 196 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Weight 99 kg (15 st 8 lb)
Playing information
Position Wing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2012– Sydney Roosters 96 57 0 0 228
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2013 Tonga 3 0 0 0 0
2014–15 NSW City 2 2 0 0 8
2014–15 New South Wales 4 0 0 0 0
2014 Prime Minister's XIII 1 0 0 0 0
2014 Australia 1 0 0 0 0
As of 27 December 2015
Source: [1]

Daniel Tupou (born 17 June 1991) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer of Tongan descent who currently plays for the Sydney Roosters in the National Rugby League. An Australian international and New South Wales State of Origin representative, he plays at wing and won the 2013 NRL Premiership with the Roosters.

Early years

Born in Sydney, New South Wales, Tupou is of Tongan descent and played his junior rugby league for the Berala Bears and Guildford Owls before being signed by the Parramatta Eels. Tupou played for the Eels' NYC team in 2010 and 2011, scoring 9 tries in 22 games,[2] before being signed by the Sydney Roosters.

Playing career

2012

In Round 24 of the 2012 NRL season, Tupou made his NRL debut for the Sydney Roosters against the Canberra Raiders in the Roosters 24-20 loss at Canberra Stadium.[3] In just his second game, Tupou scored 3 tries against the Wests Tigers in the Roosters 44-20 win at SFS.[4] Tupou played in 3 matches and scored 3 tries for the Roosters in his debut year. On 12 September 2012, Tupou was named at Wing in the 2012 NSW Cup Team of the Year. On 30 September 2012, Tupou played for the Newtown Jets in their 2012 New South Wales Cup 22-16 Grand Final win over the Balmain Ryde-Eastwood Tigers.[5]

2013

On 26 February, Tupou extended his contract with the Roosters to the end of the 2015 season.[6] Tupou become a full-time first grader in 2013, scoring 14 tries from 26 games. His most impressive try came in the 2013 NRL Grand Final when he leapt over Manly's David Williams to level the game at 6-6. Roosters went on to win the Grand Final 26-18 against the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles.[7][8] Tupou was named in the 24-man Tongan 2013 Rugby League World Cup squad.[9] Tupou made his Tongan international debut against Scotland on the wing in the 26-24 loss at Derwent Park.[10] Tupou played in all of Tonga's 3 matches in the tournament.

2014

On 4 May 2014, Tupou was selected played for NSW City in the City vs Country Origin match in Dubbo, New South Wales. Tupou played on the wing and scored 2 tries in the 26-all draw.[11] Tupou was selected to make his debut for the New South Wales Blues in Game 1 of the 2014 State of Origin series on the wing in the 100th State of Origin match in the Blues 12-8 at Suncorp Stadium.[12] He also played in the next game as NSW won 6-4, resulting in the Blues breaking their 8-year losing streak to Queensland.[13] Tupou also played in Game 3 in the Blues 32-8 loss at Suncorp Stadium.[14] Tupou finished off the Roosters 2014 NRL season with him playing in 19 matches and scoring 14 tries. On 12 October 2014, Tupou played on the wing for Prime Minister's XIII in the 34-16 win over Papua New Guinea in Kokopo.[15] On 14 October 2014, Tupou was selected in the Australia Kangaroos 24-man squad for the 2014 Four Nations.[16][17] Tupou made his international debut and played his only match for Australia in the tournament in the Kangaroos 30-12 loss against New Zealand wing at Suncorp Stadium.[18]

2015

On 3 May, Tupou played for New South Wales City against New South Wales Country, playing on the wing in City's 34-22 loss.[19][20] He played for New South Wales in Game 1 of the 2015 State of Origin series, playing on the wing in New South Wales' 10-11 loss at ANZ Stadium.[21][22] On 27 July, he re-signed with the Roosters for two years, keeping him at the club to the end of the 2017 season.[23] He finished off the 2015 season having played in all of the Roosters' 27 matches and scoring 16 tries.[24]

2016

In February, Tupou played for the Roosters in the 2016 NRL Auckland Nines.[25] Tupou finished the 2016 NRL season with him playing in 21 matches and scoring 10 tries for the Roosters.

References

  1. ↑ Shawn Dollin and Andrew Ferguson (3 June 2015). "Daniel Tupou". rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  2. ↑ "Daniel Tupou". rleague.com. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
  3. ↑ "Roosters Fullback Anthony Minichiello Sent Off as Raiders Hold On to Win 24-20". Foxsports.com.au. Retrieved 2015-12-27.
  4. ↑ "Anyone's Final as Shocks Continue After Tigers Upset". Heraldsun.com.au. Retrieved 2015-12-27.
  5. ↑ Michael Chammas. "Jets scramble to take NSW Cup". Smh.com.au. Retrieved 2015-12-27.
  6. ↑ "Tupou extends Roosters deal". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  7. ↑ "Coverage of Roosters v Sea Eagles". Dailytelegraph.com.au. Retrieved 2015-12-27.
  8. ↑ "NRL Grand Final player ratings". NRL.com. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  9. ↑ "Tonga names World Cup Squad". SportingPulse. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  10. ↑ "Scotland Have Pulled Off an Unlikely World Cup Victory by Beating Tonga 26-24". Foxsports.com.au. Retrieved 2015-12-27.
  11. ↑ "Hulking Centre Jamal Idris Stars in Thrillling City/Country Draw in Dubbo". Dailytelegraph.com.au. Retrieved 2015-12-27.
  12. ↑ "NSW Beat Queensland 12-8". Dailytelegraph.com.au. Retrieved 2015-12-27.
  13. ↑ "State of Origin: NSW Blues beat Queensland Maroons to end eight-year drought". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  14. ↑ "Queensland Maroons beat NSW Blues to score consolation win". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  15. ↑ "Aaron Woods stars in Prime Ministers XIII's 34-16 win over Papua New Guinea". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  16. ↑ "Holden Kangaroos 2014 Four Nations squad". NRL.com. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  17. ↑ "Late Bloomer Aidan Guerra on Cusp of Kangaroos Test Debut". Couriermail.com.au. Retrieved 2015-12-27.
  18. ↑ "New Zealand hand Australia's young guns a reality check in Four Nations". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  19. ↑ "Representative Round team lists". NRL.com. 2015-04-28. Retrieved 2015-12-27.
  20. ↑ "Country overcome City in seesawing affair". NRL.com. 2015-05-03. Retrieved 2015-12-27.
  21. ↑ "NSW Wingers Daniel Tupou and Will Hopoate Calm Ahead of Origin Storm". Foxsports.com.au. Retrieved 2015-12-27.
  22. ↑ "State of Origin: Queensland Maroons edge out NSW Blues in one-point thriller". Smh.com.au. Retrieved 2015-12-27.
  23. ↑ James MacSmith (2015-07-27). "Daniel Tupou re-signs with Roosters". Smh.com.au. Retrieved 2015-12-27.
  24. ↑ "Custom Match List". Rugby League Project. 2015-10-24. Retrieved 2015-12-27.
  25. ↑ "Roosters unveil 2016 Nines squad". Rugby League Week. Retrieved 2016-02-04.

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