Tevita Metuisela
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| Full name | Tevita Metuisela | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 October 1983 Manly, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 187 cm (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 103 kg (16 st 3 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Prop, Second-row | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Back row | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: NRL Stats As of 8 January 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tevita Metuisela (born 16 October 1983) is an Australian professional rugby union and rugby league footballer.
Rugby League
[edit]In rugby league Metuisela played as a prop or second row forward, and appeared for the Sydney Roosters, Melbourne Storm and Wests Tigers teams. He was named in the Tonga training squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup.[1]
Rugby Union
[edit]In 2009 Metuisela made the switch to rugby union where he plays as a back row forward, either flanker or Number Eight. He was a part of the ACT Brumbies Academy and has also played for the Manly club in Sydney.[2] Metuisela played Super Rugby for the Western Force in 2011.[2] He played for the Waratahs in 2012.
References
[edit]- ^ "Tug-of-war over Mason". Sky Sports. 5 August 2008. Retrieved 6 August 2008.
- ^ a b "League convert joins Western Force". planetrugby.com. 19 October 2010. Retrieved 19 October 2010.
External links
[edit]Categories:
- 1983 births
- Living people
- Australian rugby union players
- Australian rugby league players
- Australian sportspeople of Tongan descent
- Balmain Ryde-Eastwood Tigers players
- Manly RUFC players
- Melbourne Storm players
- New South Wales Residents rugby league team players
- New South Wales Waratahs players
- Rugby league players from Sydney
- Rugby league props
- Rugby union players from Sydney
- Sydney Roosters players
- Western Force players
- Wests Tigers players
- Footballers who switched code