Tui Katoa
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| Full name | Tuipulotu Katoa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 April 1999 Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 90 kg (14 st 2 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Wing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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As of 19 May 2021 Source: [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tui Katoa (born 27 April 1999) is a Tonga international rugby league footballer who plays on the wing for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in the NRL.
Background[]
Katoa was born in Hamilton, New Zealand and is of Tongan descent.[2] Katoa is the younger brother of Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks player, Sione.
He played his junior rugby league for the before being signed by the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs.
Playing career[]
Katoa played for the Canterbury-Bankstown junior sides from 2015 to 2018.
2019[]
Katoa spent the 2019 season primarily playing in the Canterbury Cup NSW as well as the Jersey Flegg Cup. He was selected to represent the New South Wales Under-20's in a 36–10 win.[3] At the end of the season, Katoa was named in the 16-man Tongan World Nines squad.[4]
2020[]
In round 20 of the 2020 NRL season, Katoa made his debut for Canterbury-Bankstown against the Penrith Panthers, coming off the bench for 55 minutes in a 42–0 loss.[5]
2021[]
Katoa made a total of 11 appearances for Canterbury in the 2021 NRL season as the club finished last and claimed the Wooden Spoon.[6]
References[]
- ^ Rugby League Project
- ^ "Two Sione Katoas better than one for Tonga". nrl.com. 17 October 2019.
- ^ "Burton stars as Blues crush Queensland in under 20s Origin". nrl.com. 10 July 2019.
- ^ "Tonga name big stars and emerging players for World Cup Nines". nrl.com. 11 October 2019.
- ^ "Thompson off to judiciary after Tamou downplays eye gouge claim". nrl.com. 27 September 2020.
- ^ "Canterbury Bulldogs set to sign Rabbitohs star Braidon Burns, Storm prop Max King for 2022 NRL season". wwos.nine.com.au.
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- New Zealand people of Tongan descent
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- Rugby league wingers
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