Tui Katoa

Tui Katoa (born 27 April 1999) is a professional rugby league footballer who plays on the wing for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in the NRL.

Tuipulotu Katoa
Personal information
Born (1999-04-27) 27 April 1999
Hamilton, New Zealand
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight90 kg (14 st 2 lb)
Playing information
PositionWing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2020– Canterbury Bulldogs 1 0 0 0 0
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2019– Tonga 9s 2 0 0 0 0
As of 2 December 2020
Source: [1]

Background

Katoa was born in Hamilton, New Zealand and is of Tongan descent.[2] Katoa is the younger brother of Cronulla Sharks player, Sione.

He played his junior rugby league for the Chester Hill Hornets before being signed by the Canterbury Bulldogs.

Playing career

Katoa played for the Bulldogs junior sides from 2015 to 2018.

2019

Katoa spent the 2019 season primarily playing in the Canterbury Cup NSW as well as the Jersey Flegg Cup. He was selected to represent the New South Wales Under-20's in a 36–10 win.[3] At the end of the season, Katoa was named in the 16-man Tongan World Nines squad.[4]

2020

In round 20 of the 2020 NRL season, Katoa made his debut for the Bulldogs against the Penrith Panthers, coming off the bench for 55 minutes in a 42–0 loss.[5]

References
  1. Rugby League Project
  2. "Two Sione Katoas better than one for Tonga". nrl.com. 17 October 2019.
  3. "Burton stars as Blues crush Queensland in under 20s Origin". nrl.com. 10 July 2019.
  4. "Tonga name big stars and emerging players for World Cup Nines". nrl.com. 11 October 2019.
  5. "Thompson off to judiciary after Tamou downplays eye gouge claim". nrl.com. 27 September 2020.
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