Fotunuupule Auelua

Fotu Auelua
Full name Fotunu'upule Auelua
Date of birth 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)
School Trinity Grammar (NSW)
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position Flanker / Number Eight
Amateur clubs
Years Club / team
2003 Campbelltown Harlequins
Professional / senior clubs
Years Club / team Caps (points)
2003–05
2006−07
2007–10
2011–12
2014–		 West Harbour
Dax[1]
Toulon[1]
NTT Shining Arcs
Canberra Vikings
50
51
9
8
(75)
(35)
(5)
(5)
Provincial/State sides
Years Club / team Caps (points)
2006 New South Wales
Super Rugby
Years Club / team Caps (points)
2012– Brumbies[1] 33 (5)
correct as of 27 July 2014.
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, with the Australian Rugby Union to pay part of his salary. In the interim, he rejoined his former West Harbour coach and mentor Joe Barakat at Tokyo-based NTT Communications club side from July 2011 to February 2012.[3][4]

Auelua was named as captain of the Canberra Vikings for the inuagural season of Australia's National Rugby Championship in 2014.[5]

Club

Honours

Super Rugby Statistics

As of 24 December 2014
Season Team Games Starts Sub Mins Tries Cons Pens Drops Points Yel Red
2012 Brumbies 8 6 2 381 1 0 0 0 5 0 0
2013 Brumbies 17 6 11 573 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2014 Brumbies 8 3 5 299 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 33 15 18 1253 1 0 0 0 5 1 0

References

  1. ↑ 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. Archived from the original on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 25 October 2012. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "England V Australian Schools Teams and Info" (Press release). ARU media unit. 29 August 2001. Retrieved 25 October 2012.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 AFP (11 March 2011). "Toulon's No.8 quits to join Brumbies". Age. Fairfax. Archived from the original on 6 November 2012. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
  4. ↑ Rugby Heaven (2011 March 11). Toulon's No.8 quits to join Brumbies. Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved from http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-union/union-news/toulons-no8-quits-to-join-brumbies-20110311-1bqrx.html
  5. ↑ Gaskin, Lee (14 August 2014). "Vikings captain Fotu Auelua looks to smooth the way for Brumbies and ACT club players". Fairfax. Retrieved 14 August 2014.

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