Tinirau Arona
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Full name | Tinirau Arona | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | 8 May 1989|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 16 st 10 lb (106 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Loose forward, Prop | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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As of 17 September 2021 |
Tinirau Arona (born 8 May 1989) is a Cook Islands international[3] rugby league footballer who plays as a loose forward and prop for Wakefield Trinity in the Super League.
He previously played for the Sydney Roosters and the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the NRL.
Background[]
Arona was born in Dunedin, New Zealand. He is of Cook Islands descent and moved to Sydney, New South Wales, Australia as an 11-year-old. Arona is cousins with Penrith Panthers and Cook Islands representative player Tupou Sopoaga.[4]
He played his junior rugby league for the St Clair Comets, before being signed by the Penrith Panthers.[5]
Playing career[]
On 4 October 2006, Arona made his international début for the Cook Islands as a 17-year-old, playing off the interchange bench and scored the Cook Islands only try in the 46-6 loss to the Samoa.[6] In October 2009, Arona played 2 matches for the Cook Islands in the Pacific Cup.[7] Arona played in the Penrith Panthers NYC team in 2008-2009[8] before moving on to play for the Sydney Roosters NSW Cup team the Newtown Jets in 2010 where Arona was awarded the club's best and fairest and best forward.[9] Earning himself a contract with the Sydney Roosters.
Sydney Roosters[]
2011[]
In Round 4 of the 2011 NRL season, Arona made his NRL début for the Sydney Roosters, playing off the interchange bench in the Roosters 24-6 victory over the Wests Tigers at SFS.[10] Arona finished his début year in the NRL with him playing in 13 matches for the Sydney Roosters in the 2011 NRL season. On 3 November 2011 The annual RLIF Awards dinner was held at the Tower of London and Arona was named Cook Islands' player of the year.[11]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Tinirau_Arona_2012.jpg/220px-Tinirau_Arona_2012.jpg)
2012[]
In Round 9 against the Newcastle Knights at SFS, Arona scored his first NRL career try in the Roosters 24-6 win.[12] Arona finished the 2012 NRL season with him playing in 20 matches and scoring 3 tries (12p) for the Sydney Roosters.
2013[]
In July 2013, Arona represented the NSW Residents side.[13] Arona finished the 2013 NRL season with him playing in 3 matches for the Sydney Roosters. Arona was part of the Cook Islands national rugby league team that participated in the 2013 Rugby League World Cup playing at lock in all 3 matches for the Cook Islands.[14] On 6 December 2013, Arona signed with the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks after getting released from his contract with the Sydney Roosters.[15]
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks[]
2014[]
In round 1 of the 2014 NRL season, Arona made his National Rugby League Premiership début for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks, scoring a try in Cronulla's 18-12 loss to the Gold Coast Titans at Remondis Stadium.[16] Arona finished his first year with the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the 2014 NRL season with him playing in 21 matches and scoring 3 tries (12p). The club endured one of their toughest ever seasons in 2014 finishing with the wooden spoon.[17]
Wakefield Trinity[]
On 5 November 2015, Arona signed a one-year contract with Super League side Wakefield Trinity starting in 2016.[18]
In 2018, he signed a contract extension to remain at Wakefield until the end of the 2019 Super League season.[19]
In 2019, he signed a three-year contract extension to remain at Wakefield until the end of the 2022 season.[20]
References[]
- ^ "Statistics at loverugbyleague.com". loverugbyleague.com. 31 December 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
- ^ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
- ^ "Tinirau Arona". Newtown Jets. 2010. Retrieved 3 September 2010.
- ^ "Cronulla Sharks Cousins' Tinirau Arona and Tupou Sopoaga Ready to Take on NRL". Dailytelegraph.com.au. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
- ^ "After Heading East for New Turf Young Rooster has His Hands Full". Theaustralian.com.au. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
- ^ "Samoa vs. Cook Islands". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
- ^ "Samoa and Cook Islands announce squads - NRL.com". M.nrl.com. 12 October 2009. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
- ^ [1] Archived 3 September 2014 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Established 1908 - Celebrating 102 years of rugby league tradition". Newtown Jets. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
- ^ "Roosters Take On the Injury Hit Tigers". Foxsports.com.au. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
- ^ "Slater scoops player award". Sky Sports. 3 November 2011. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
- ^ "Pearce Takes Roosters to Top Eight Spot". Theaustralian.com.au. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
- ^ "View topic - VB NSW Cup Rep Squad named". The Mighty Bears. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
- ^ "Rugby League World Cup 2013". Rlwc2013.com. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
- ^ Arona, Tinirau. "TINIRAU ARONA MOVES TO THE CRONULLA-SUTHERLAND SHARKS". Zero Tackle. Personal Tweet. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
- ^ "Paul Gallen Injures Ankle in Titans 18-12 Upset of Sharks". Dailytelegraph.com.au. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
- ^ "The worst teams in NRL history". Sporting News.
- ^ "Wildcats seal signing of Tinirau Arona | NRL". Zero Tackle. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
- ^ "Tinirau Arona signs new contract with Wakefield Trinity". www.skysports.com.
- ^ "Arona to remain at Trinity until the end of 2022". wakefieldtrinity.com.
External links[]
- 1989 births
- Living people
- Cook Island sportspeople
- Cook Islands national rugby league team players
- Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks players
- Expatriate rugby league players in Australia
- New Zealand expatriate rugby league players
- New Zealand expatriate sportspeople in Australia
- New Zealand people of Cook Island descent
- New Zealand rugby league players
- Newtown Jets NSW Cup players
- Rugby league locks
- Rugby league players from Dunedin
- Rugby league props
- Rugby league second-rows
- Sydney Roosters players
- Wakefield Trinity players