Leivaha Pulu

Leivaha Pulu
Personal information
Born (1990-03-27) 27 March 1990
Auckland, New Zealand
Height 192 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight 110 kg (17 st 5 lb)
Playing information
Position Lock, Second-row

Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2016–17 Gold Coast Titans 45 5 0 0 20
2018– New Zealand Warriors 11 1 0 0 4
Total 56 6 0 0 24
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2017 Tonga 1 0 0 0 0
As of 4 March 2018
Source: [1]

Leivaha Pulu (born 27 March 1990) is a Tongan international rugby league footballer who plays as a prop for the New Zealand Warriors in the National Rugby League.

Background

Pulu was born in Auckland, New Zealand. He is of Tongan and Maori descent[2]

He played his junior rugby league for the Marist Saints. He moved to Australia as a 16-year-old and attended Keebra Park State High School, before being signed by the Wests Tigers.[3]

Playing career

Early career

In 2009 and 2010, Pulu played for the Wests Tigers' NYC team,[4] before graduating to the Tigers' New South Wales Cup team, Western Suburbs Magpies in 2011.[5] In 2012, he joined the Windsor Wolves.[6] He had an off-season with Elite One Championship club Lezignan Sangliers[7] before joining the Wyong Roos in 2013.[8] After his 2014 season with the Roos, he was invited to do an NRL pre-season with the Sydney Roosters leading up to the 2015 NRL season, before returning to the Roos for the season.[9] On 27 September 2015, he played in the Roos' 2015 New South Wales Cup Grand Final loss to the Newcastle Knights.[10] On 13 October 2015, he signed a 1-year contract with the Gold Coast Titans starting in 2016.[11]

2016

In Round 1 of the 2016 NRL season, Pulu made his NRL debut for the Titans against the Newcastle Knights.[12][13]

2017

Pulu was named in the Titans squad for the 2017 NRL Auckland Nines.[14]

References

  1. ↑ "Leivaha Pulu - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. 1990-03-27. Retrieved 2016-04-10.
  2. ↑ "Eligible players". Tonga Rugby League. 2014-06-20. Archived from the original on 2016-03-13. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  3. ↑ "Pulu swaps 'lollipop' for NRL shot". NRL.com. 2016-01-08. Retrieved 2016-03-18.
  4. ↑ "P". Nyc Database. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  5. ↑ By: Naparazzi (2011-05-01). "LEIVAHA PULU | Flickr - Photo Sharing!". Flickr. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  6. ↑ By: Naparazzi (2012-04-08). "LEIVAHA PULU | Flickr - Photo Sharing!". Flickr. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  7. ↑ Gold Coast Titans (2015-10-13). "Titans sign Leivaha Pulu". League Unlimited. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  8. ↑ NRL. "Vb Nsw Cup Team Lists - Round Nineteen". NSWRL. Archived from the original on 2015-06-27. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  9. ↑ NRL Ladder (2014-11-05). "Roosters Trial Three Roos". Rugby League Week. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  10. ↑ "VB NSW Cup Grand Final Team List". NSWRL. Retrieved 2015-10-15.
  11. ↑
  12. ↑ "Updated: Round 1 NRL team lists". NRL.com. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  13. ↑ Cadigan, Neil. "NRL PREVIEW V Knights". Titans. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  14. ↑ "2017 Auckland Nines squads: Every player named for the tournament". The Roar. 28 February 2017. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
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