Fotunuupule Auelua

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Fotu Auelua
Rugby union career
Full name	Fotunu'upule Auelua
Date of birth	(1984-01-29) 29 January 1984
Place of birth	Wellington, New Zealand
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 ¹⁄₂ in)
Weight	115 kg (18 st 2 lb)
Playing career
Position	Flanker / Number Eight
Provincial/State sides
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
2006-07 2007–10 2011	Dax^[1] Toulon^[1] NTT Shining Arcs	50 51 9	(75) (35) (5)
Super Rugby
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
2012–	Brumbies^[1]	26	(5)

correct as of 4 August 2013.
National team(s)
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
2001–02	Australian Schoolboys^[2]

Fotunu'upule Auelua (known as Fotu) is an Australian rugby union player who plays at Number 8 for the Brumbies in Super Rugby. He previously played for Dax, Toulon and NTT Shining Arcs.

Early life

Auelua is of Samoan descent. He was born in Wellington but moved with his family to Campbelltown^[1] in Sydney at a young age where he played most of his junior rugby for the Campbelltown Harlequins Rugby Club. He attended Trinity Grammar and played rugby for the Australian Schoolboys in 2001 and 2002.^[1]^[2]

Career

Auelua played for West Harbour between 2003 and 2005.^[3]

In March 2010 he signed a two-year deal to join the Brumbies in 2012. The Australian Rugby Union will pay part of his salary. In the interim, Auelua will play from July 2011 to February 2012, for the Tokyo-based NTT Communications club side.^[3]

Club

Until 2003 : Campbelltown Harlequins
2003-2005 : West Harbour
2006-2007 : US Dax
2007–10 : RC Toulon

Province

2006 : New South Wales

Honours

Pro D2 Champions : 2008
Winner of the Pro D2 finals: 2007

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Payten, Iain (14 April 14, 2012). "Brumbies boosted by inclusion of giant Fotu Auelua". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 25 October 2012. Check date values in: |date= (help)
↑ 2.0 2.1 "England V Australian Schools Teams and Info" (Press release). ARU media unit. 29 August 2001. Retrieved 25 October 2012.
↑ 3.0 3.1 AFP (11 March 2011). "Toulon's No.8 quits to join Brumbies". Age. Fairfax. Retrieved 13 March 2011.

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Squads

v t e Brumbies – 2014 Super Rugby season

Forwards	Ben Alexander Fotu Auelua Jarrad Butler Sam Carter Scott Fardy Joshua Mann-Rea Stephen Moore Ben Mowen Ruaidhri Murphy David Pocock Leon Power Siliva Siliva Scott Sio Jordan Smiler Ruan Smith Ita Vaea Jack Whetton

Backs	Robbie Coleman Lionel Cronjé Conrad Hoffmann Tevita Kuridrani Christian Lealiifano Pat McCabe Jesse Mogg Clyde Rathbone Andrew Smith Henry Speight Harumichi Tatekawa Joe Tomane Matt Toomua Nic White

Coach	Stephen Larkham

v t e Brumbies – 2013 Super Rugby season

Forwards	Ben Alexander Fotu Auelua Sam Carter Colby Fainga'a Scott Fardy Peter Kimlin Joshua Mann-Rea Stephen Moore Ben Mowen Ruaidhri Murphy Etienne Oosthuizen Dan Palmer David Pocock Leon Power Siliva Siliva Scott Sio Jordan Smiler George Smith Ruan Smith Did not play: Ita Vaea

Backs	Robbie Coleman Zack Holmes Tevita Kuridrani Christian Lealiifano Pat McCabe Jesse Mogg Ian Prior Clyde Rathbone Andrew Smith Henry Speight Mark Swanepoel Joe Tomane Matt Toomua Nic White Did not play: Tom Cox

Coach	Jake White

v t e Brumbies – 2012 Super Rugby season

Forwards	Ben Alexander Fotu Auelua Sam Carter Colby Fainga'a Scott Fardy Ben Hand Anthony Hegarty Michael Hooper Peter Kimlin Stephen Moore Ben Mowen Ruaidhri Murphy Dan Palmer Leon Power Scott Sio Ita Vaea Did not play: Jono Owen Siliva Siliva Jerry Yanuyanutawa

Backs	Robbie Coleman Cam Crawford Zack Holmes Tevita Kuridrani Christian Lealiifano Pat McCabe Jesse Mogg Ian Prior Andrew Smith Henry Speight Joe Tomane Matt Toomua Nic White Did not play: Tom Cox Kimami Sitauti

Coach	Jake White

Persondata
Name	Auelua, Fotunu'upule
Alternative names
Short description	Samoan rugby union player
Date of birth	29 January 1984
Place of birth	Wellington, New Zealand
Date of death
Place of death

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