Rob Tuliatu
Personal information
Full nameRobert Tuliatu
Born (1995-10-11) 11 October 1995
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Height6 ft 0 in (1.84 m)
Weight17 st 5 lb (110 kg)
Playing information
PositionProp, Lock, Second Row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2019 West Wales Raiders 5 1 0 0 4
2019 London Skolars 12 0 0 0 0
2022 London Broncos 20 0 0 0 0
2022(loan) → London Skolars 1 1 0 0 4
2023– Newcastle Thunder 25 1 0 0 4
Total 63 3 0 0 12
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2018– Greece 12 4 0 0 16
Source: [1][2][3]
As of 1 December 2022

Robert Tuliatu (born 11 October 1995) is a Greece international rugby league footballer who plays as a prop or second row for the Newcastle Thunder in the Betfred Championship.

He previously played for the London Broncos in the Championship. He also played for the West Wales Raiders and the London Skolars in Betfred League 1.

Background

Tuliatu was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, to a Samoan father and Greek mother.[4][5][6]

He is a qualified solicitor.[5][6]

Playing career

Club career

He played junior rugby league for the Cessnock Goannas.[7] He came through the youth system at the Newcastle Knights.[8]

He later played for the Newcastle Rebels and the Australian Universities side.[9]

Tuliatu played in the Ron Massey Cup for the Mount Pritchard Mounties and the Asquith Magpies.[7]

In 2019 he played for the West Wales Raiders in Betfred League 1.[9][10]

Later in 2019 he joined the London Skolars in the same competition in a mid-season transfer.[11][12]

He played for the Cessnock Goannas and won the premiership with them in 2020.[5]

He joined the London Broncos at the start of the 2022 season.[13][14][15] He also played one match on loan from the Broncos at the Skolars in League 1.

International career

In 2018 Tuliatu made his international début for Greece against Ukraine.[16]

He was also selected for the 2018 Emerging Nations World Championship and Greece's World Cup Qualification squad.[17]

In 2022 Tuliatu was named in the Greece squad for the 2021 Rugby League World Cup, the first ever Greek Rugby League squad to compete in a World Cup.[18][19]

References

  1. ↑ "Player Summary: Robert Tuliatu". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  2. ↑ "Robert Tuliatu – Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project.
  3. ↑ itsrugby profile
  4. ↑ Zero Tackle profile
  5. 1 2 3 McLennan, Stuart (15 November 2021). "Greek 'Brothers in Law' heading for Wimbledon". Everything Rugby League. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  6. 1 2 Alepidis, Marianna (22 September 2021). "Power and poise: Q&A with Greece's and Cessnock Goannas' Robert Tuliatu". Neos Kosmos. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  7. 1 2 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.
  8. ↑ Australian forward Rob Tuliatu joins London Broncos
  9. 1 2 "Tuliatu is signing number 3". raidersrugbyleague.co.uk. 4 December 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  10. ↑ "Kalimera Llanelli! - West Wales Raiders add Greek flavour". Everything Rugby League. 19 November 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
  11. ↑ Greece's Robert Tuliatu signs on with the London Broncos
  12. ↑ Darbyshire, Drew (19 April 2019). "London snap up duo from West Wales". LoveRugbyLeague. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
  13. ↑ McAllister, Josh (8 November 2021). "Australian forward Rob Tuliatu joins London Broncos". LoveRugbyLeague. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
  14. ↑ Media, Broncos (8 November 2021). "Tuliatu is latest addition as Aussie Forward pens deal". London Broncos RL. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
  15. ↑ Australian forward Rob Tuliatu joins London Broncos
  16. ↑ Rugby League World Cup qualifier; Ukraine 26 Greece 28 – Report
  17. ↑ "GREECE NAME COSMOPOLITAN SQUAD FOR WORLD CUP QUALIFIERS". europeanrugbyleague.com. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
  18. ↑ Darbyshire, Drew (14 September 2022). "Greece announce squad for first-ever Rugby League World Cup". LoveRugbyLeague. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  19. ↑ Full list of every squad at the Rugby League World Cup 2021
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