Dennis Tuffour
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| Full name | Dennis Tuffour | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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17 February 1989 London, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 13 st 5 lb (89 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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As of 28 January 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dennis Tuffour is an English former professional rugby league footballer of the 2010s. He played on the wing.
Background
He is of Anglo/Ghanaianian[3] descent.
Career
He had a dual contract agreement with Hull FC and Championship side York City Knights.[4] He was handed his first professional contract with Hull in 2010 after an impressive season with Andy Last’s under-20s. 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 where he discovered Rugby League as he watched and then trained with rugby League side London Skolars. He came to Hull's youth academy from Harlequins RL as he was studying at Hull University.
York
Tuffour made a try scoring début try for against Gateshead Thunder were he slide over in the 43rd minute to cap off an impressive debut. He also scored in York's Challenge Cup 4th round tie against Welsh Super League outfit Crusaders.
Hunslet
Tuffour headed to the newly promoted Hunslet in Leeds for the 2011 Championship season.