Lote Tuqiri

Lote Tuqiri

Personal information
Full name	Lote Daulako Tuqiri
Born	(1979-09-23) 23 September 1979 (age 37) Korolevu, Fiji
Playing information
Height	191 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	102 kg (16 st 1 lb)
Rugby league
Position	Wing, Centre
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1999–02 Brisbane Broncos 99 56 18 0 260 2010–13 Wests Tigers 52 27 0 0 108 2014 South Sydney Rabbitohs 16 7 0 0 28 Total 167 90 18 0 396 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2000–14 Fiji 4 5 7 0 34 2001–02 Queensland 6 5 4 0 28 2001–10 Australia 9 5 0 0 20
Rugby union
Position	Wing, Centre
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2003–09 NSW Waratahs 89 29 1 0 148 2009–10 Leicester Tigers 16 3 0 0 15 2013 Leinster 2 0 0 0 0 Total 107 32 1 0 163 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2003–09 Australia 67 30 0 0 150
Source: BBC, League Central,RLP,Waratahs Profiles and ESPN

Lote Daulako Tuqiri (born 23 September 1979) is a Fijian-Australian former professional dual-code rugby footballer who last played for South Sydney Rabbitohs of the NRL. He represented Australia in both rugby league and rugby union, and Fiji in rugby league. He usually played as a winger in both codes. Tuqiri first rose to prominence as a rugby league player for the Brisbane Broncos and Queensland Maroons, as well as the Fiji and Australia national sides. He was therefore a high-profile signing for rugby union in 2002, winning 67 caps for Australia and being a part of their 2003 and 2007 World Cup squads. He played rugby union for the Waratahs in the Super 14, and Leicester Tigers in England in season 2009–10. Tuqiri's contract with the Australian Rugby Union was terminated on 1 July 2009. No immediate reason was given, and Tuqiri returned to rugby league in 2010, playing for the Wests Tigers of the NRL. In September 2013, he signed a short-term contract with Irish rugby union giants, Leinster to play in the Pro12 in a three-month deal. Just 6 weeks out from the 2014 NRL season, Tuqiri signed with his third NRL club, the South Sydney Rabbitohs on a one-year deal.

Tuqiri was born in Korolevu, Fiji to mother Titilia and father Tukula and grew up in Namatakula with family including older sister Mela, older brother Tevita and sister Sereana. He moved to Australia with his family at the age of 15, settling at Sunnybank, Queensland (a suburb of Brisbane) where he began playing competitive sport for the Souths Sunnybank Rugby League while attending school at Sunnybank State High School.