Frank Puletua
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| Puletua playing for Samoa | ||||||
| Personal information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Born | 8 May 1978 Auckland, New Zealand | |||||
| Height | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) | |||||
| Weight | 102 kg (16 st 1 lb) | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
| Position | Prop, Second-row | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1998–2001 | Penrith Panthers | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2002–2003 | South Sydney | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2004–2011 | Penrith Panthers | 121 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Total | 178 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 32 | |
| Representative | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 2000–2008 | Samoa | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| As of 17 April 2011 | ||||||
| Source: The Daily Telegraph | ||||||
Frank Puletua (born 8 May 1978 in Auckland, New Zealand) was a New Zealand professional rugby league player for the Penrith Panthers in the National Rugby League (NRL) competition. Puletua previously played for the South Sydney Rabbitohs. His position of choice was in the Second Row.
His brother is New Zealand and Samoan international Tony Puletua.
Playing career
Puletua made his first grade debut for the Penrith Panthers on April 25, 1998 against the Melbourne Storm. He played for the Panthers until switching to the South Sydney Rabbitohs for the 2002 and 2003 seasons. He then signed with the new Gold Coast Titans but changed his mind and left the club, returning to Penrith.
Representative career
He is eligible to represent Samoa.[1]
He has been named in the Samoa training squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup.[2]
References
- ↑ "NRL’s island talent". Samoa Observer. 2008-03-28. Retrieved 2008-08-04.
- ↑ "Samoa name World Cup Squad". League Unlimited. 2008-08-05. Retrieved 2008-08-06.