Robert Tuliatu (born 11 October 1995) is a Greece international rugby league footballer who plays as a prop or second row for Sporting Olympique Avignon in the Elite 1.
 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Robert Tuliatu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 October 1995 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.84 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 17 st 5 lb (110 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Prop, Lock, Second Row | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
As of 1 December 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
He previously played for Newcastle Thunder and the London Broncos in the Championship and the West Wales Raiders and the London Skolars in League 1.
Background
editTuliatu was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, to a Samoan father and Greek mother.[5][6][7]
He graduated from Macquarie University with a Bachelor of Arts with Bachelor of Laws and a Full Blue.[8]
Playing career
editClub career
editHe played junior rugby league for the Cessnock Goannas.[9] He came through the youth system at the Newcastle Knights.[10]
He later played for the Newcastle Rebels and the Australian Universities side.[11]
Tuliatu played in the Ron Massey Cup for the Mount Pritchard Mounties and the Asquith Magpies.[9]
In 2019 he played for the West Wales Raiders in League 1.[11][12]
Later in 2019 he joined the London Skolars in the same competition in a mid-season transfer.[13][14]
He played for the Cessnock Goannas and won the premiership with them in 2020.[6]
He joined the London Broncos at the start of the 2022 season.[15][16][10] He also played one match on loan from the Broncos at the Skolars in League 1.
He joined Newcastle Thunder at the start of the 2023 season,[17] going on to make 25 appearances.
At the end of the 2023 Championship season, Tuliatu joined Sporting Olympique Avignon. In December, Tuliatu was named by Treize Mondial in their Elite 1 team of the mid-season.[18]
International career
editIn 2018 Tuliatu made his international début for Greece against Ukraine.[19]
He was also selected for the 2018 Emerging Nations World Championship and Greece's World Cup Qualification squad.[20]
In 2022 Tuliatu was named in the Greece squad for the 2021 Rugby League World Cup, the first Greek Rugby League squad to compete in a World Cup.[21][22]
References
edit- ^ "Player Summary: Robert Tuliatu". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
- ^ "Robert Tuliatu – Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project.
- ^ itsrugby profile
- ^ "Robert TULIATU : Fiche joueur et statistiques - It's rugby".
- ^ Zero Tackle profile
- ^ a b c McLennan, Stuart (15 November 2021). "Greek 'Brothers in Law' heading for Wimbledon". Everything Rugby League. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
- ^ a b Alepidis, Marianna (22 September 2021). "Power and poise: Q&A with Greece's and Cessnock Goannas' Robert Tuliatu". Neos Kosmos. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
- ^ "Congratulations to our 2020 Blues Award winners | This Week At Macquarie University". 20 October 2020. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
- ^ a b Callinan, Josh (1 September 2021). "Cessnock Goannas prop Robert Tuliatu would play 'anywhere' to keep World Cup dream alive with Greece". Maitland Mercury. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
- ^ a b Australian forward Rob Tuliatu joins London Broncos
- ^ a b "Tuliatu is signing number 3". raidersrugbyleague.co.uk. 4 December 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
- ^ "Kalimera Llanelli! - West Wales Raiders add Greek flavour". Everything Rugby League. 19 November 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
- ^ Greece's Robert Tuliatu signs on with the London Broncos
- ^ Darbyshire, Drew (19 April 2019). "London snap up duo from West Wales". LoveRugbyLeague. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
- ^ McAllister, Josh (8 November 2021). "Australian forward Rob Tuliatu joins London Broncos". LoveRugbyLeague. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
- ^ Media, Broncos (8 November 2021). "Tuliatu is latest addition as Aussie Forward pens deal". London Broncos RL. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
- ^ Walker, Callum (30 November 2022). "Greece international Robert Tuliatu makes Championship move following World Cup campaign". Total Rugby League. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
- ^ Nicolas (14 December 2023). "L'équipe type d'Elite 1 à la mi-saison 2023-2024". Treize Mondial (in French). Retrieved 16 January 2024.
- ^ Rugby League World Cup qualifier; Ukraine 26 Greece 28 – Report
- ^ "GREECE NAME COSMOPOLITAN SQUAD FOR WORLD CUP QUALIFIERS". europeanrugbyleague.com. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
- ^ Darbyshire, Drew (14 September 2022). "Greece announce squad for first-ever Rugby League World Cup". LoveRugbyLeague. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
- ^ Full list of every squad at the Rugby League World Cup 2021