Name Daniel Tupou Weight 99 kg Height 1.95 m | Nationality Australian Role Rugby Player Career start 2012 | |
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Daniel tupou shaun kenny dowall 2015 the flankers
Daniel Tupou (born 17 June 1991) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer of Tongan descent who currently plays for the Sydney Roosters in the National Rugby League. An Australian and Tongan international, New South Wales State of Origin, City Origin and Prime Minister's XIII representative, he plays at wing and won the 2013 NRL Premiership with the Roosters.
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- Daniel tupou shaun kenny dowall 2015 the flankers
- Daniel tupou 2014 superhuman
- Early years
- 2012
- 2013
- 2014
- 2015
- 2016
- 2017
- References
Daniel tupou 2014 superhuman
Early years
Born in Sydney, New South Wales, Tupou is of Tongan descent and played his junior rugby league for the Berala Bears and Guildford Owls before being signed by the Parramatta Eels. Tupou played for the Eels' NYC team in 2010 and 2011, scoring 9 tries in 22 games, before being signed by the Sydney Roosters.
2012
In Round 24, Tupou made his NRL debut for the Sydney Roosters against the Canberra Raiders in the Roosters 24-20 loss at Canberra Stadium. In just his second game, Tupou scored 3 tries against the Wests Tigers in the Roosters 44-20 win at SFS. Tupou played in 3 matches and scored 3 tries for the Roosters in his debut year. On 12 September, Tupou was named at wing in the NSW Cup Team of the Year. On 30 September, he played for the Newtown Jets in their New South Wales Cup 22-16 Grand Final win over the Balmain Ryde-Eastwood Tigers.
2013
On 26 February, Tupou extended his contract with the Roosters to the end of the 2015 season. He became a full-time first grader in 2013, scoring 14 tries from 26 games. His most impressive try came in the 2013 NRL Grand Final when he leapt over Manly's David Williams to level the game at 6-6. Roosters went on to win the Grand Final 26-18 against the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles. Tupou was named in the 24-man Tongan 2013 Rugby League World Cup squad. He made his Tongan international debut against Scotland on the wing in the 26-24 loss at Derwent Park. Tupou played in all of Tonga's 3 matches in the tournament.
2014
On 4 May, Tupou was selected played for NSW City in the City vs Country Origin match in Dubbo, New South Wales. He played on the wing and scored 2 tries in the 26-all draw. Tupou was selected to make his debut for the New South Wales Blues in Game 1 of the 2014 State of Origin series on the wing in the 100th State of Origin match in the Blues 12-8 win at Suncorp Stadium. He also played in the next game as NSW won 6-4, resulting in the Blues breaking their 8-year losing streak, and in Game 3. Tupou scored 14 tries in 19 matches with the Roosters.
On 12 October, Tupou played on the wing for Prime Minister's XIII in the 34-16 win over Papua New Guinea. He was selected in the Australia Kangaroos 24-man squad for the 2014 Four Nations. Tupou made his international debut on the wing in the Kangaroos 30-12 loss against New Zealand at Suncorp Stadium, his only appearance in the tournament.
2015
Tupou was again selected for New South Wales City. He played for New South Wales in Game 1 of the 2015 State of Origin series, in a 10-11 loss, but was dropped for the rest of the series. On 27 July, he re-signed with the Roosters, keeping him at the club to the end of the 2017 season. He finished the season having played in all of the Roosters' 27 matches and scoring 16 tries.
2016
In February, Tupou played for the Roosters in the Auckland Nines. He scored 10 tries from 21 games with the Roosters.
2017
In Round 4 against cross-city rivals the South Sydney Rabbitohs, Tupou played his 100th NRL career match and scored a try in the Roosters 20-6 win at ANZ Stadium.