Name Patrick Kaufusi Career start 2014 Weight 103 kg | Height 1.86 m Role Rugby league rugby prop Parents Daniel Kaufusi | |
Siblings Antonio Kaufusi, Felise Kaufusi Nieces Pelenatita Kaufusi, Khloe Kaufusi | ||
Patrick Kaufusi (born 18 February 1994) is a New Zealand-born Tongan professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the North Queensland Cowboys in the National Rugby League. A Tongan international representative, he plays at prop.
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Background
Born in Auckland, New Zealand, Kaufusi is of Tongan descent and moved to Queensland, Australia at a young age, playing his junior rugby league for the Bundaberg Brothers, before being signed by the North Queensland Cowboys.
From 2012 to 2014, Kaufusi played for the North Queensland Cowboys' NYC team. On 20 April 2013, he played for the Queensland Under-20s team against the New South Wales Under-20s team. On 3 October 2013, he re-signed with the Cowboys on a 3-year contract. In September 2014, Kaufusi was named in the Junior Kangaroos train-on squad. In 2015, he moved on to the Cowboys' Queensland Cup team, Northern Pride RLFC.
2015
In Round 16 of the 2015 NRL season, Kaufusi made his NRL debut for the Cowboys against the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks.
2016
In Round 7 of the 2016 NRL season, Kaufusi played his second NRL game, coming off the bench in the Cowboys' 44-18 win over the South Sydney Rabbitohs. On 7 May, he made his international debut for Tonga against Samoa in the 2016 Polynesian Cup.
Kaufusi played 12 games for the Cowboys in 2016, coming off the interchange bench in all 12.
Personal life
Kaufusi is the younger brother of former Australian and Queensland representative Antonio Kaufusi and current Melbourne Storm player Felise Kaufusi.