Tesi Niu
Fanitesi Niu (born 11 August 2001) is a Tonga international rugby league footballer who plays as a fullback or centre for the Brisbane Broncos in the NRL.
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Full name | Fanitesi Niu | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 11 August 2001 20)[1] Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | (age|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 177 cm (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 94 kg (14 st 11 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Fullback, Centre | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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As of 15 April 2022 Source: [2] |
Background
Niu was born in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. He was educated at Marsden State High School and played his junior rugby league for the Forest Lake Magpies.[3] He is the first cousin of David Fifita.
Niu also represented the 2018 Australian Schoolboys.
Playing career
2019
Niu represented Tonga in 2019 Great Britain Lions tour making his international debut. He then played for Tonga 9s in the 2019 Rugby League World Cup 9s.[4]
2020
On 4 June 2020, he made his NRL debut for the Brisbane Broncos, coming off the interchange bench in a record 59-0 home defeat against the Sydney Roosters.
On 27 June 2020, he made his starting debut at fullback against the Gold Coast Titans.
He made a total of six appearances for Brisbane in the 2020 NRL season after suffering a season-ending wrist injury in round 10, as the club finished last on the table and claimed its first-ever wooden spoon.[5]
2021
In round 16 of the 2021 NRL season, Niu scored two tries in a 26-18 victory over Cronulla-Sutherland.[6]
References
- Ray, Jamie-Lee (31 May 2019). "Tesi Niu draws Origin inspiration from Fifita". QRL. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
- Rugby League Project
- "TESI NIU – THRILLING YOUNG TALENT – Souths".
- "Thrills, spills and huge upsets: Every World Nines score and report". Fox Sports. 19 October 2019.
- "Brisbane get wooden spoon as North Queensland finish on a high". www.nrl.com. 24 September 2020.
- "South Sydney defeats Wests Tigers 38-22, Brisbane Broncos score 26-18 victory over Cronulla". www.abc.net.au. 4 July 2021.