Place of birth Auckland, New Zealand Weight 124 kg (19 st 7 lb) | Height 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | |
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Full name Lukhan Lealaiauloto Tui Date of birth (1996-09-19) 19 September 1996 (age 20) School John Edmondson High, NSW | ||
Introducing lukhan tui
Lukhan Tui (born 19 September 1996), is an Australian rugby union player of Samoan descent. He plays for the Queensland Reds in Super Rugby, and his usual position is lock.
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Family and early life
Tui was born in Auckland, New Zealand, but moved at a young age with his family to Sydney, Australia. He attended John Edmondson High School in Liverpool. Tui initially played junior rugby league and was selected in age-group teams for Western Suburbs, and NSW Samoa.
Rugby career
Tui joined the Randwick club in 2014 to play rugby union for their colts side. In 2015, he played for Randwick's first grade Shute Shield team, and was selected for the Australia under-20 team that played in the World Junior Championship in Italy.
Later in 2015, he signed a three-year deal with the Queensland Reds. Tui made his Super Rugby debut for the Reds against the Bulls in Pretoria on 16 April 2016.
He was named in the Queensland Country squad for the National Rugby Championship in 2015, but did not play for that side due to injury. He made his NRC debut the following season for the Brisbane City team.
