Tesi Niu
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| Full name | Fanitesi Niu | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 August 2001 (age 20)[1] Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 177 cm (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 94 kg (14 st 11 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Fullback, Centre | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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As of 9 April 2021 Source: [2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fanitesi Niu (born 11 August 2001) is a Tonga international rugby league footballer who plays as a fullback or centre for the Brisbane Broncos in the NRL.
Background[]
Niu was born in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. He was educated at Marsden State High School and played his junior rugby league for the Forest Lake Magpies.[3] He is the first cousin of David Fifita.
Niu also represented the 2018 Australian Schoolboys.
Playing career[]
2019[]
Niu represented Tonga in 2019 Great Britain Lions tour making his international debut. He then played for Tonga 9s in the 2019 Rugby League World Cup 9s.[4]
2020[]
On 4 June 2020, he made his NRL debut for the Brisbane Broncos, coming off the interchange bench in a record 59-0 home defeat against the Sydney Roosters.
On 27 June 2020, he made his starting debut at fullback against the Gold Coast Titans.
He made a total of six appearances for Brisbane in the 2020 NRL season after suffering a season-ending wrist injury in round 10, as the club finished last on the table and claimed its first-ever wooden spoon.[5]
2021[]
In round 16 of the 2021 NRL season, Niu scored two tries in a 26-18 victory over Cronulla-Sutherland.[6]
References[]
- ^ Ray, Jamie-Lee (31 May 2019). "Tesi Niu draws Origin inspiration from Fifita". QRL. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
- ^ Rugby League Project
- ^ "TESI NIU – THRILLING YOUNG TALENT – Souths".
- ^ "Thrills, spills and huge upsets: Every World Nines score and report". Fox Sports. 19 October 2019.
- ^ "Brisbane get wooden spoon as North Queensland finish on a high". www.nrl.com. 24 September 2020.
- ^ "South Sydney defeats Wests Tigers 38-22, Brisbane Broncos score 26-18 victory over Cronulla". www.abc.net.au. 4 July 2021.
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