Anthony Tupou
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Anthony Tupou | |
| Date of birth | 1 March 1984 | |
| Place of birth | Newcastle, Australia | |
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | |
| Weight | 100 kg (15 st 10 lb) | |
| Nickname(s) | Toops | |
| Club information | ||
| Position(s) | Second Row, Lock Forward | |
| Current club | Sydney Roosters | |
| Number | 12 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| Years | Club | |
| Newcastle Wests | ||
| Senior clubs* | ||
| Years | Club | Apps (points) |
| 2004– |  Sydney Roosters |
100 (68) |
| Representative teams** | ||
| 2005 2007– 2006– |
 Country New South Wales Australia |
1 (0) 3 (0) 6 (4) |
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* Professional club appearances and points |
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Anthony Tupou (born 1 March 1984) is an Australian professional rugby league player for the Sydney Roosters in the National Rugby League (NRL) competition.
[edit] Career
Tupou made his first-grade debut in 2004, against South Sydney,[1] and was a member of the Roosters' grand final team in that season. In 2005, Tupou made his representative debut in the Country Origin team.[2]
At the end of the 2006 season, Tupou was selected for the Australian team[3], as a replacement for Reni Maitua. He played four matches, scoring one try. Tupou retained his Test spot in 2007 for the Anzac Test against New Zealand.
Tupou made his State of Origin debut for New South Wales in Game 1 of the 2007 season. Interestingly, his Test debut came before his Origin debut. However, he was dropped for Game 2.
On 22 April 2008, Tupou announced that he had accepted a 4 year deal with the Cronulla Sharks worth 1.5 million dollars.[4]
In the September 2004 issue of Big League magazine, after making his debut with the Roosters, Tupou claimed that growing up his favourite player to watch was Queensland legend Mal Maninga. He also claimed that his biggest influence on his football was current (now former) Rooster's coach Ricky Stuart and his favourite player to play alongside with was Tom Witcombe, an inside back he played with as a junior at Newcastle Wests. This information is now present on his Biography in the Sydney Roosters Site. [5]
[edit] References
- ^ NRL Profile
- ^ Country Origin
- ^ Injury to Maitua Opens Door for Tupou
- ^ $1.5m makes Tupou a Shark. Herald Sun (2008-04-22). Retrieved on 2008-05-12.
- ^ {{cite web|url=http://www.sydneyroosters.com.au/players/player_profile.php?grade=first_grade&player_name=Anthony%20Tupou|publisher=Sydney Roosters|date=2006-03-26|accessdate=2008-05-03}
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