Tesi Niu
Fanitesi Niu (born 11 August 2001) is a professional rugby league footballer who plays as a centre for the Brisbane Broncos in the NRL.
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| Full name | Fanitesi Niu | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 August 2001 (age 19)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 177 cm (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 90 kg (198 lb; 14 st 2 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Centre, Fullback | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Background
Niu was educated at Marsden State High School. He also represented the 2018 Australian Schoolboys.
Playing career
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.[2]
On 4 June 2020, he made his NRL debut for the Brisbane Broncos in a 0–59 home defeat against the Sydney Roosters.
On 27 June 2020, he made his starting debut at Fullback against the Gold Coast titans.
Personal life
Niu is the first cousin of Brisbane Broncos teammate David Fifita.
References
- Ray, Jamie-Lee (31 May 2019). "Tesi Niu draws Origin inspiration from Fifita". QRL. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
- "Thrills, spills and huge upsets: Every World Nines score and report". Fox Sports. 19 October 2019.
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