Tu'u Maori
Tu'u Maori (born 22 November 1988) is a Papua New Guinea international rugby league footballer who plays as a winger or centre. He has played in the Australian National Youth Championship (Toyota Cup) for the Cronulla Sharks and Sydney Roosters.
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| Full name | Tu'u Maori | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 November 1988 Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 94 kg (14 st 11 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Wing, Centre, Fullback, Five-eighth | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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As of 14 June 2011 Source: [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing career
Maori was named in the Papua New Guinea training squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup.[2] He was then named in the PNG squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup.[3]
Maori represented the Sydney Roosters in the Toyota Cup in 2008.
He has played for the Newtown Jets, the Roosters' feeder club in the NSWRL Cup competition, in 2009.
Maori was part of the 2007 Papua New Guinea Tour of Wales and France. He played against Wales on the wing at the Brewery Field, Bridgened, Wales.
Maori was named as part of the Papua New Guinea squad for the 2009 Pacific Cup.[4]
Maori played for the Cronulla Sharks in the 2011 NSW Cup.
References
- Rugby League Project
- "PNG name preliminary squad". RLWC.com. 1 August 2008. Retrieved 6 August 2008.
- "Wilshere handed Kumuls captaincy". BBC. 14 October 2008. Retrieved 14 October 2008.
- Kumuls named The National, 12 October 2009