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Nickname | Frank Paul the wrecking ball Frank the tank |
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Auckland, New Zealand |
13 February 1987 |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 184 cm (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 109 kg (17 st 2 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Prop, Lock | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Frank-Paul Nu'uausala (born 13 February 1987) is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the Wigan Warriors of the Super League. A New Zealand national representative forward, Nu'uausala formerly played for the Sydney Roosters with whom he won the 2013 NRL Premiership.
Born in Auckland, New Zealand, Nu'uausala comes from a large family of 6 sisters and 6 brothers, he is the fifth eldest and is of Chinese, Samoan and Solomon Islander descent.
Nu'uausala has played rugby league since the age of 5, originally with Mangere East Hawks. Nu'uausala played for the Otahuhu-Ellerslie Leopards in the 2004 Bartercard Cup and toured England with New Zealand 'A'. Nu'uausala was signed by the New Zealand Warriors when he was 14 and played in their lower grades until 2006 when he was cut by incoming coach Ivan Cleary. Nu'uausala later signed with the Sydney Roosters.
In Round 7 of the 2007 NRL season against the Parramatta Eels, Nu’uausala made his NRL debut for the Sydney Roosters of the interchange bench in the Roosters 16-36 loss at SFS. Nu’uausala finished his debut year in the NRL with him playing in 3 matches for the Roosters in the 2007 NRL season.