Tesi Niu

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Tesi Niu
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Personal information
Full name Fanitesi Niu
Born 11 August 2001 (2001-08-11) (age 23)[1]
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Height 177 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 94 kg (14 st 11 lb)
Playing information
Position Fullback, Centre
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2020–22 Brisbane Broncos 32 11 0 0 44
2023– The Dolphins 0 0 0 0 0
Total 32 11 0 0 44
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2019 Tonga 9s 3 1 0 0 4
2019–22 Tonga 3 4 0 0 16
As of 5 January 2023
Source: [2]

Fanitesi Niu (born 11 August 2001) is a Tonga international rugby league footballer who plays as a fullback or centre for The Dolphins in the National Rugby League.

He previously played for the Brisbane Broncos in the NRL.

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]

2022

Niu played a total of ten games for Brisbane in the 2022 NRL season scoring three tries as the club finished 9th on the table and missed out on the finals.[7] In the third group game at the 2021 Rugby League World Cup, Niu scored a hat-trick for Tonga in their 92-10 victory over the Cook Islands at the Riverside Stadium.[8]

2023

On 5 January, Niu signed a one-year deal to join the newly admitted Dolphins team ahead of the 2023 NRL season after he was granted an early release by Brisbane.[9][10][11]

References

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