Dennis Tuffour

Dennis Tuffour is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 2010s. He played at club level in the Hull F.C. (reserve team), and in the Championship for the York City Knights, the Hunslet Hawks, the Doncaster and the London Skolars, as a wing.

Dennis Tuffour
Personal information
Full nameDennis Tuffour
Born (1989-02-17) 17 February 1989
London, England
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight13 st 5 lb (89 kg)
Playing information
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2010 Hull F.C. 0 0 0 0 0
2010–11 York City Knights 22 12 0 0 48
2011 Hunslet Hawks 18 7 0 0 28
2013 Doncaster 28 10 0 0 40
2014 London Skolars 9 3 0 0 12
Total 77 32 0 0 128
As of 28 January 2018
Source: [1][2]

Background

Dennis Tuffour was born in London, England, and he is of Anglo/Ghanaianian descent.

Career

He had a dual contract agreement with Hull F.C. and Championship side the York City Knights.[3] He was handed his first professional contract with Hull F.C. in 2010 after an impressive season with Andy Last's Under-20s team. Tuffour is a talented all round sportsman, Tuffour has won national awards in pool as well as having trials with Premier League football side Tottenham Hotspur. It was due to a cancelled trial with Tottenham Hotspur where he discovered rugby league as he watched and then trained with rugby League side the London Skolars. He came to Hull FC's youth academy from Harlequins RL as he was studying at University of Hull.

York City Knights

Tuffour made a try scoring début for the York City Knights against Gateshead Thunder were he slide over in the 43rd minute to cap off an impressive début. He also scored in the York City Knights' Challenge Cup 4th round tie against Super League club Crusaders RL.

Hunslet Hawks

Tuffour headed to the newly promoted Hunslet Hawks for the 2011 Championship season.

References
  1. "Profile at loverugbyleague.com". loverugbyleague.com. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/sport/5491154.Knights_set_to_boost_backline_with_Dennis_Tuffour_signing/
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