Leivaha Pulu

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Vaha[1] Pulu
Leivaha Pulu Warriors.jpg
Personal information
Full nameLeivaha Pulu
Born (1990-03-27) 27 March 1990 (age 31)
Auckland, New Zealand
Height192 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight110 kg (17 st 5 lb)
Playing information
PositionSecond-row, Lock
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2016–17 Gold Coast Titans 45 5 0 0 20
2018–19 New Zealand Warriors 13 1 0 0 4
Total 58 6 0 0 24
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2017 Tonga 1 0 0 0 0
As of 19 November 2020
Source: [2]

Leivaha Pulu (born 27 March 1990) is a Tonga international rugby league footballer who plays as a prop for the Norths Devils in the Intrust Super Cup.

He played for the Gold Coast Titans and for the New Zealand Warriors in the NRL.

Background[]

Pulu was born in Auckland, New Zealand. He is of Tongan and Maori descent[3]

He played his junior rugby league for the Marist Saints. He moved to Australia as a 16-year-old and attended Keebra Park State High School, before being signed by the Wests Tigers.[4]

Playing career[]

Early career[]

In 2009 and 2010, Pulu played for the Wests Tigers' NYC team,[5] before graduating to the Tigers' New South Wales Cup team, Western Suburbs Magpies in 2011.[6] In 2012, he joined the Windsor Wolves.[7] He had an off-season with Elite One Championship club Lezignan Sangliers[8] before joining the Wyong Roos in 2013.[9] After his 2014 season with the Roos, he was invited to do an NRL pre-season with the Sydney Roosters leading up to the 2015 NRL season, before returning to the Roos for the season.[10] On 27 September 2015, he played in the Roos' 2015 New South Wales Cup Grand Final loss to the Newcastle Knights.[11] On 13 October 2015, he signed a 1-year contract with the Gold Coast Titans starting in 2016.[1]

2016[]

In Round 1 of the 2016 NRL season, Pulu made his NRL debut for the Titans against the Newcastle Knights.[12][13]

2017[]

Pulu was named in the Titans squad for the 2017 NRL Auckland Nines.[14]

2018[]

2019[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "'Vaha' chases his NRL dream". Zero Tackle. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  2. ^ "Leivaha Pulu - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. 27 March 1990. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  3. ^ "Eligible players". Tonga Rugby League. 20 June 2014. Archived from the original on 13 March 2016. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  4. ^ "Pulu swaps 'lollipop' for NRL shot". NRL.com. 8 January 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
  5. ^ "P". Nyc Database. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  6. ^ By: Naparazzi (1 May 2011). "LEIVAHA PULU | Flickr - Photo Sharing!". Flickr. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  7. ^ By: Naparazzi (8 April 2012). "LEIVAHA PULU | Flickr - Photo Sharing!". Flickr. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  8. ^ Gold Coast Titans (13 October 2015). "Titans sign Leivaha Pulu". League Unlimited. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  9. ^ NRL. "Vb Nsw Cup Team Lists - Round Nineteen". NSWRL. Archived from the original on 27 June 2015. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  10. ^ NRL Ladder (5 November 2014). "Roosters Trial Three Roos". Rugby League Week. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  11. ^ "VB NSW Cup Grand Final Team List". NSWRL. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  12. ^ "Updated: Round 1 NRL team lists". NRL.com. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  13. ^ Cadigan, Neil. "NRL PREVIEW V Knights". Titans. Retrieved 6 March 2016.[permanent dead link]
  14. ^ "2017 Auckland Nines squads: Every player named for the tournament". The Roar. 28 February 2017. Retrieved 24 December 2017.

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