Daniel Tupou

Daniel Tupou (born 17 June 1991) is a professional rugby league footballer who plays on the wing for the Sydney Roosters in the NRL. He has played for Tonga and Australia at international level.

This article is about the Australian rugby league player. For the Tongan rugby union player, sometimes called Daniel Tupou, see Taniela Tupou (rugby union).

Daniel Tupou
Personal information
Full nameDaniel Tupou
Born (1991-06-17) 17 June 1991
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Height196 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Weight105 kg (16 st 7 lb)
Playing information
PositionWing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2012– Sydney Roosters 164 95 0 0 380
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2013– Tonga 12 6 0 0 24
2014–15 NSW City 2 2 0 0 8
2014–15 New South Wales 4 0 0 0 0
2014 Prime Minister's XIII 1 0 0 0 0
2014 Australia 1 0 0 0 0
As of 7 October 2019
Source: [1]

He has played for the City Origin, New South Wales in the State of Origin series and Prime Minister's XIII sides. He won the 2013, 2018 and 2019 NRL Grand Final with the Roosters.

Early years

Tupou was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. He is of Tongan descent.

Playing career

Tupou played his junior rugby league for the Berala Bears and Guildford Owls before being signed by the Parramatta Eels. Tupou played for the Eels' NYC team in 2010 and 2011, scoring 9 tries in 22 games,[2] before being signed by the Sydney Roosters.

Tupou playing for the Newtown Jets

2012

In Round 24, Tupou made his NRL debut for the Sydney Roosters against the Canberra Raiders in the Roosters 24-20 loss at Canberra Stadium.[3] In just his second game, Tupou scored 3 tries against the Wests Tigers in the Roosters 44-20 win at the SFS.[4] Tupou played in 3 matches and scored 3 tries for the Roosters in his debut year. On 12 September, Tupou was named at wing in the NSW Cup Team of the Year. On 30 September, he played for the Newtown Jets in their New South Wales Cup 22-16 Grand Final win over the Balmain Ryde-Eastwood Tigers.[5]

2013

On 26 February, Tupou extended his contract with the Roosters to the end of the 2015 season.[6] He became a full-time first grader in 2013, scoring 14 tries from 26 games. His most impressive try came in the 2013 NRL Grand Final when he leapt over Manly's David Williams to level the game at 6-6. Roosters went on to win the Grand Final 26-18 against the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles.[7][8] Tupou was named in the 24-man Tongan 2013 Rugby League World Cup squad.[9] He made his Tongan international debut against Scotland on the wing in the 26-24 loss at Derwent Park.[10] Tupou played in all of Tonga's 3 matches in the tournament.

2014

On 4 May, Tupou was selected played for NSW City in the City vs Country Origin match in Dubbo, New South Wales. He played on the wing and scored 2 tries in the 26-all draw.[11] Tupou was selected to make his debut for the New South Wales Blues in Game 1 of the 2014 State of Origin series on the wing in the 100th State of Origin match in the Blues 12-8 win at Suncorp Stadium.[12] He also played in the next game as NSW won 6-4, resulting in the Blues breaking their 8-year losing streak,[13] and in Game 3.[14] Tupou scored 14 tries in 19 matches with the Roosters.

On 12 October, Tupou played on the wing for Prime Minister's XIII in the 34-16 win over Papua New Guinea.[15] He was selected in the Australia Kangaroos 24-man squad for the 2014 Four Nations.[16][17] Tupou made his international debut on the wing in the Kangaroos 30-12 loss against New Zealand at Suncorp Stadium, his only appearance in the tournament.[18]

2015

Tupou was again selected for New South Wales City.[19][20] He played for New South Wales in Game 1 of the 2015 State of Origin series, in a 10-11 loss,[21][22] but was dropped for the rest of the series.[23] On 27 July, he re-signed with the Roosters, keeping him at the club to the end of the 2017 season.[24] He finished the season having played in all of the Roosters' 27 matches and scoring 16 tries.[25]

2016

In February, Tupou played for the Roosters in the Auckland Nines.[26] He scored 10 tries from 21 games with the Roosters.

2017

In Round 4 against cross-city rivals the South Sydney Rabbitohs, Tupou played his 100th NRL match and scored a try in the Roosters 20-6 win at ANZ Stadium.[27]

In 2017 he elected to represent the nation of his ancestral heritage, Tonga. He played wing in every game of their stunning charge to the 2017 Rugby League World Cup semi-finals. He scored 2 tries in their win over Scotland in the pool stage of the tournament.[28]

2018

Tupou was part of the Eastern Suburbs side which won their 4th minor premiership in 6 years. On 30 September, Tupou played on the wing in Easts 21-6 victory over Melbourne in the 2018 NRL Grand Final.[29]

2019

In round 2 of the 2019 NRL season, Tupou scored 2 tries as the Sydney Roosters defeated Manly-Warringah 26-18 at Brookvale Oval. In round 21, Tupou scored 2 tries as his team defeated Canberra 22-18 at Canberra Stadium.[30][31]

Tupou made a total of 26 appearances for the Sydney Roosters in the 2019 NRL season as the club won their second consecutive premiership defeating Canberra 14-8 in the 2019 NRL Grand Final with Tupou playing on the wing. Tupou was involved in the match winning play late in the second half when he passed the ball on the inside to James Tedesco who raced away to score the deciding try. The premiership victory was Tupou's third as a player.[32]

2020

On 22 February, Tupou played for the Sydney Roosters in their 2020 World Club Challenge victory defeating St Helens R.F.C. 20-12.[33]

References
  1. "Daniel Tupou". rugbyleagueproject.org.
  2. "Daniel Tupou". rleague.com. Archived from the original on 17 June 2012. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
  3. "Roosters Fullback Anthony Minichiello Sent Off as Raiders Hold On to Win 24-20". Foxsports.com.au. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  4. "Anyone's Final as Shocks Continue After Tigers Upset". Heraldsun.com.au. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  5. Michael Chammas. "Jets scramble to take NSW Cup". Smh.com.au. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  6. "Tupou extends Roosters deal". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  7. "Coverage of Roosters v Sea Eagles". Dailytelegraph.com.au. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  8. "NRL Grand Final player ratings". NRL.com. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  9. "Tonga names World Cup Squad". SportingPulse. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  10. "Scotland Have Pulled Off an Unlikely World Cup Victory by Beating Tonga 26-24". Foxsports.com.au. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  11. "Hulking Centre Jamal Idris Stars in Thrillling City/Country Draw in Dubbo". Dailytelegraph.com.au. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  12. "NSW Beat Queensland 12-8". Dailytelegraph.com.au. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  13. "State of Origin: NSW Blues beat Queensland Maroons to end eight-year drought". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  14. "Queensland Maroons beat NSW Blues to score consolation win". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  15. "Aaron Woods stars in Prime Ministers XIII's 34-16 win over Papua New Guinea". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  16. "Holden Kangaroos 2014 Four Nations squad". NRL.com. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  17. "Late Bloomer Aidan Guerra on Cusp of Kangaroos Test Debut". Couriermail.com.au. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  18. "New Zealand hand Australia's young guns a reality check in Four Nations". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  19. "Representative Round team lists". NRL.com. 28 April 2015. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  20. "Country overcome City in seesawing affair". NRL.com. 3 May 2015. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  21. "NSW Wingers Daniel Tupou and Will Hopoate Calm Ahead of Origin Storm". Foxsports.com.au. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  22. "State of Origin: Queensland Maroons edge out NSW Blues in one-point thriller". Smh.com.au. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  23. "Tupou and Fifita dropped by NSW for Origin II". Wide World of Sport.
  24. James MacSmith (27 July 2015). "Daniel Tupou re-signs with Roosters". Smh.com.au. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  25. "Custom Match List". Rugby League Project. 24 October 2015. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  26. "Roosters unveil 2016 Nines squad". Rugby League Week. Archived from the original on 23 March 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
  27. http://m.nrl.com/in-form-tupou-eyes-tonga-return/tabid/10874/newsid/104995/default.aspx
  28. https://www.nrl.com/news/2017/11/11/tonga-stun-new-zealand-to-top-pool-b/
  29. https://www.news.com.au/sport/nrl/live-nrl-grand-final-2018-storm-vs-roosters-from-anz-stadium/news-story/201676e5e809c4713bcd150d9d0687da
  30. "Keary stars as Roosters hold off fast-finishing Sea Eagles". NRL.
  31. "Sportwatch Big wins for Storm and Roosters, tough loss for Dockers – as it happened". The Guardian.
  32. "Sydney Roosters beat Canberra Raiders to win NRL Grand Final". BBC.
  33. "Sydney Roosters are World Club champions after Manu mauls St Helens". www.theguardian.com.
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