Name Bill Tupou Weight 91 kg | Height 1.83 m Role Rugby Player Date joined 2010 | |
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Similar People Brian McClennan, David Furner, Richard Agar | ||
Education Kelston Boys' High School | ||
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Bill Tupou (born 2 July 1990 in Auckland, New Zealand) is a professional rugby league footballer who currently plays in the Super League for Wakefield Trinity (Heritage № 1363).
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Early years
Tupou attended Kelston Boys High School and played for the Bay Roskill Vikings and Marist Saints in the Auckland Rugby League competition.
Tupou represented the New Zealand Under-16 side and also represented Auckland Under-16 teams.
Playing career
With the creation of the Toyota Cup in 2008 Tupou joined the New Zealand Warriors under-20 side and scored 14 tries in 19 games. He repeated this effort in 2009, scoring 14 tries in just 17 games.
Tupou was one of a small group of players still eligible for the side in 2010. In 2010 he trained during the pre-season with the senior side and was named to make his first grade début for the Warriors on April 4, 2010 against the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles.
Tupou played 51 Toyota Cup games for the Junior Warriors, scoring thirty seven tries. In 2010 he was picked for the Junior Kiwis.
On 12 October 2011 he was called into the New Zealand Kiwis squad for the Four Nations tournament.
In 2012 Tupou re-signed with the Warriors until the end of the 2014 season.
Tupou joined the Canberra Raiders on the 25 June 2013. He had felt as though he was on the outer with the Warriors under new coach Matt Elliot who had preferred others to him on the wing during the 2013 season.
Tupou joined the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats in July 2015. Big Bill is well known by Wakefield Trinity fans and super league fans alike for his aggressive and fearless style of play, a powerful centre.
Tupou scored a memorable eleven minute hatrick in Wakefield's 42-30 win away at Wigan Warriors.