Lukhan Tui
| Full name | Lukhan Lealaiauloto Tui | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 19 September 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Auckland, New Zealand | ||
| Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) [1] | ||
| Weight | 124 kg (19 st 7 lb) [1] | ||
| School | John Edmondson High, NSW | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Lock | ||
| Professional / senior clubs | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2015 2016–pres. 2016–pres. |
Randwick Brisbane City Brothers [2] |
1 7 1 |
(0) (12) |
| correct as of 9 October 2016. | |||
| Super Rugby | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2016− | Queensland Reds | 4 | (0) |
| correct as of 21 July 2016. | |||
| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2015–16 | Australia U20 | 10 | |
Lukhan Tui (born 19 September 1996), is an Australian rugby union player of Samoan descent. He plays for the Queensland Reds in Super Rugby, and his usual position is lock.[3]
Family and early life
Tui was born in Auckland, New Zealand, but moved at a young age with his family to Sydney, Australia. He attended John Edmondson High School in Liverpool.[1] Tui initially played junior rugby league and was selected in age-group teams for Western Suburbs,[4] and NSW Samoa.[5]
Rugby career
Tui joined the Randwick club in 2014 to play rugby union for their colts side.[6] In 2015, he played for Randwick's first grade Shute Shield team,[7] and was selected for the Australia under-20 team that played in the World Junior Championship in Italy.[8]
Later in 2015, he signed a three-year deal with the Queensland Reds.[9] Tui made his Super Rugby debut for the Reds against the Bulls in Pretoria on 16 April 2016.[1]
He was named in the Queensland Country squad for the National Rugby Championship in 2015,[1] but did not play for that side due to injury. He made his NRC debut the following season for the Brisbane City team.
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Player Profiles: Lukhan Tui". Queensland Rugby. 2016. Archived from the original on 1 May 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
- ↑ Tucker, Jim (8 March 2016). "The Tight Five with Jim Tucker: Reds players must fire up, phony suspensions and the howler of the round". The Courier Mail. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
- ↑ Phillips, Sam (29 March 2016). "Queensland Reds prospect Lukhan Tui likened to Brad Thorn — by the great man himself". The Courier Mail. Archived from the original on 1 May 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
- ↑ "Wests beat Balmain 54-4 in U17s development match". Wests Tigers. 3 July 2013. Archived from the original on 1 May 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
- ↑ "Photos". Rugby League Samoa NSW. 2 June 2015. Archived from the original on 1 May 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
- ↑ "Randwick Colt Lukhan Tui chats". Randwick Rugby. 2 June 2015. Archived from the original on 1 May 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
- ↑ Seiser, Paul (4 July 2015). "Tui, Lukhan runs". SPA Images. Archived from the original on 1 May 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
- ↑ "2015 World U20 Championship: Wales U20 23-28 Australia U20". British Broadcastng Corporation. 20 June 2015. Archived from the original on 1 May 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
- ↑ Ryan, Sam (2016). "Intrust Shute Shield graduating class of 2015". Rugby News. Archived from the original on 1 May 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2016.