Tupou Sopoaga

Tupou Sopoaga

Personal information
Born	(1992-06-05) 5 June 1992 (age 24) Wellington, New Zealand
Height	185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	100 kg (15 st 10 lb)
Playing information
Rugby league
Position	Second-row, Lock
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2013–14 Cronulla Sharks 16 0 0 0 0 2015 Penrith Panthers 5 0 0 0 0 Total 21 0 0 0 0 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2013–16 Cook Islands 3 0 0 0 0
Rugby union
Position	Flanker
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2016– Western Sydney Rams 7 0 0 0 0 2017– Highlanders 1 0 0 0 0 Total 8 0 0 0 0
As of 30 September 2016 Source:

Tupou Sopoaga (born 5 June 1992) is a New Zealand professional rugby union footballer who currently plays for the Western Sydney Rams of the National Rugby Championship. He previously played rugby league for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks and the Penrith Panthers of the National Rugby League. A Cook Islands international representative, Sopoaga primarily played second-row and lock.

Born in Wellington, New Zealand, Sopoaga is of Cook Islander and Samoan descent. He is the younger brother of New Zealand rugby union representative Lima, and cousin of former Cronulla and Cook Islands teammate, Tinirau Arona. Sopoaga played his junior rugby league for the Petone Panthers, and was selected to play for the New Zealand schoolboys rugby union team in 2010 while attending Wellington College. He was signed by the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs and played for their NYC team in 2011 and 2012. On 4 October 2012, Sopoaga signed a 1-year contract with the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks starting in 2013. On 13 October 2012, Sopoaga played for the Junior Kiwis.