Tinirau Arona

Tinirau Arona
Personal information

Arona playing for the Roosters in 2012.
Born	(1989-05-08) 8 May 1989 (age 27) Dunedin, New Zealand
Height	180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	105 kg (16 st 7 lb)
Playing information
Position	Lock, Prop, Second-row
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
2011–13	Sydney Roosters	36	3	0	0	12
2014–15	Cronulla Sharks	33	3	0	0	12
2016–	Wakefield Trinity	29	3	0	0	12
	Total	98	9	0	0	36
Representative
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
2006–16	Cook Islands	10	1	0	0	4
As of 5 November 2015
Source: Rugby League Project

Tinirau Arona (born 8 May 1989) is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for Wakefield Trinity Wildcats in the Super League. A Cook Islands international, he plays at lock, prop and second-row and previously played for the Sydney Roosters and Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the National Rugby League.

Born in Dunedin, New Zealand, Arona is of Cook Islands descent and moved to Sydney, New South Wales as an 11-year-old, playing his junior rugby league for the St Clair Comets, before being signed by the Penrith Panthers. Arona is cousins with Penrith Panthers and Cook Islands representative player Tupou Sopoaga.

On 4 October 2006, Arona made his international debut for the Cook Islands national rugby league team as a 17-year-old, playing off the interchange bench and scored the Cook Islands only try in the 46-6 loss to the Samoa national rugby league team. In October 2009, Arona played 2 matches for the Cook Islands national rugby league team in the Pacific Cup. Arona played in the Penrith Panthers NYC team in 2008-2009 before moving on to play for the Sydney Roosters NSW Cup team the Newtown Jets in 2010 where Arona was awarded the club's best and fairest and best forward. Earning himself a contract with the Sydney Roosters.