Dennis Tuffour
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| Full name | Dennis Tuffour | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 February 1989 London, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 13 st 5 lb (85 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Dennis Tuffour is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 2010s. He played at club level in the Hull F.C. (reserve team), and in the Championship for the York City Knights, the Hunslet Hawks, the Doncaster and the London Skolars, as a wing.
Background[]
Dennis Tuffour was born in London, England, and he is of Anglo/Ghanaianian descent.
Career[]
He had a dual contract agreement with Hull F.C. and Championship side the York City Knights.[3] He was handed his first professional contract with Hull F.C. in 2010 after an impressive season with Andy Last's Under-20s team. Tuffour is a talented all round sportsman, Tuffour has won national awards in pool as well as having trials with Premier League football side Tottenham Hotspur. It was due to a cancelled trial with Tottenham Hotspur where he discovered rugby league as he watched and then trained with rugby League side the London Skolars. He came to Hull FC's youth academy from Harlequins RL as he was studying at University of Hull.
York City Knights[]
Tuffour made a try scoring début for the York City Knights against Gateshead Thunder were he slide over in the 43rd minute to cap off an impressive début. He also scored in the York City Knights' Challenge Cup 4th round tie against Super League club Crusaders RL.
Hunslet Hawks[]
Tuffour headed to the newly promoted Hunslet Hawks for the 2011 Championship season.
References[]
- ^ "Profile at loverugbyleague.com". loverugbyleague.com. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/sport/5491154.Knights_set_to_boost_backline_with_Dennis_Tuffour_signing/
External links[]
- Hull Profile[permanent dead link]
- (archived by web.archive.org) Stats → Past Players → T at hullfc.com
- (archived by web.archive.org) Statistics at hullfc.com
- 1989 births
- Living people
- Doncaster R.L.F.C. players
- English people of Iranian descent
- English rugby league players
- Hull F.C. players
- Hunslet Hawks players
- London Skolars players
- Rugby league wingers
- Rugby league players from London
- York City Knights players