Will Tupou

Japan international rugby union & league footballer

Not to be confused with Bill Tupou or Willie Tupou.

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Will Tupou

Tupou in 2019

Personal information

Born|  (1990-07-20) 20 July 1990 (age 35)
Auckland, New Zealand
Height| 187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight| 101 kg (15 st 13 lb)

Playing information

Rugby league

Position| Centre, Wing
| Club

Years  | Team  | Pld | T | G | FG | P
2010–11  | North Qld Cowboys | 21  | 8  | 0  | 0  | 32

Rugby union

Position| Centre, Fullback, Flanker, Number eight
| Club

Years  | Team  | Pld | T | G | FG | P
2012–13  | Western Force | 13  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 5
2014–16  | Hino Motors Red Dolphins | 15  | 7  | 0  | 0  | 35
2016–21  | Coca-Cola Red Sparks | 34  | 65  | 0  | 0  | 60
2017–18  | Sunwolves | 14  | 4  | 1  | 0  | 24
2021-  | Toyota Verblitz | 41  | 6  | 0  | 0  | 30
| Total  | 117  | 83  | 1  | 0  | 154
Representative
Years  | Team  | Pld | T | G | FG | P
2017–  | Japan | 12  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 5

Source: [1]

As of 2 August 2021

Will Tupou (born 20 July 1990) is a New Zealand rugby union footballer who plays for the Toyota Verblitz in the Japan Rugby League One competition. He previously played rugby league for the North Queensland Cowboys in the NRL. He represents Japan at international level, having satisfied residency requirements.

## Background

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Tupou was born in Auckland, New Zealand.

## Early days

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A Brisbane Souths junior, Tupou began his career with the Brisbane Broncos in the Toyota Cup before switching to the North Queensland Cowboys for the 2010 NRL season. After playing three strong performances in the Toyota Cup. He attended Brisbane State High School during his senior years.

## Career

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In round 4 of the National Rugby League 2010 he made his debut for the North Queensland Cowboys. On 24 July 2010 he scored a magnificent try to win the cowboys game over the Newcastle Knights in extra time.

Tupou joined the Western Force for the Super Rugby 2012 season.[2]

## References

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1. ^ RLP
2. ^ "Cowboys' Will Tupou joins Western Force". 16 August 2011.

## External links

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* Will Tupou at ESPNscrum
* Will Tupou at ItsRugby.co.uk

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Toyota Verblitz - current squad

Forwards|

* Daichi Akiyama
* Michael Allardice
* Shunsuke Asaoka
* Runya Che
* Louis Conradie
* Pieter-Steph du Toit
* Masato Furukawa
* Mitsuru Furukawa
* Kazuki Himeno
* Yoshikatsu Hikosaka
* Yoto Ioki
* Ryusei Kato
* Yusuke Kizu
* Ryusei Koike
* Joe Launchbury
* Fetuani Lautaimi
* Isaiah Mapusua
* Shogo Miura
* Ryunosuke Momoji
* Ryoma Nishimura
* Toshikazu Nobeyama
* Gaku Shimizu
* Yuji Takei
* Olive Taufa
* Kazuo Yamakawa
* Kyo Yoshida

Backs|

* Tiaan Falcon
* Kenta Fukuda
* Jamie Henry
* Masakatsu Hikosaka
* Ryang Jong-Chu
* Charlie Lawrence
* Rintaro Maruyama
* Chihiro Matsuyama
* Jone Nabetelevu
* Takemichi Nakano
* Yuki Okada
* Kota Oyabu
* Dai Ozawa
* Male Sa'u
* Kaito Shigeno
* Keita Suzuki
* Taichi Takahashi
* Kaisei Tamura
* Rob Thompson
* Vatilai Tuidraki
* Viliame Tuidraki
* Will Tupou
* Yuichiro Wada
* Dick Wilson
* Shuhei Yamaguchi
* Juhei Yanaka

Coach(es)|

* Ben Herring

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Japan squad – 2019 Rugby World Cup

Forwards|

* Ai Valu
* Helu
* Himeno
* Horie
* Inagaki
* Kitade
* Kizu
* Koo
* Labuschagné
* Leitch (c)
* Mafi
* Moore
* Nakajima
* Sakate
* Thompson
* Tokunaga
* Tui
* Van der Walt

Backs|

* Fukuoka
* Lafaele
* Lemeki
* Matsuda
* Matsushima
* Moeakiola
* Nagare
* Nakamura
* Shigeno
* Tamura
* Tanaka
* Tupou
* Yamanaka

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