Bert Tabuai Explained

Bert Tabuai
Fullname:Bert Tabuai
Birth Date:1974 2, df=y
Birth Place:Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia
Club1:Canberra Raiders
Year1start:1996
Appearances1:2
Tries1:0
Goals1:0
Fieldgoals1:0
Points1:0
Club2:North Queensland
Year2start:1997
Year2end:98
Appearances2:10
Tries2:1
Goals2:0
Fieldgoals2:0
Points2:4
Updated:15 January 2019
Source:[1]

Bert Tabuai (born 9 February 1974) is an Australian former rugby league footballer best known for his brief time playing for the North Queensland Cowboys.[2]

Playing career

In 1995, Tabuai played for the Canberra Raiders U21s which won the NSWRL Presidents Cup Championship and was coached by current Melbourne Storm- Craig Bellamy which is equivalent to the current NRL U20s competition. Tabuai made his first-grade debut in 1996 against the North Queensland Cowboys coming off the Bench winning 66-10. Tabuai played 2 first grade games with the Canberra Raiders. https://web.archive.org/web/20171208204606/http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/bert-tubuai/summary.html

Tabuai played ten games for the Townsville-based North Queensland Cowboys commencing in their third season when they competed in the Super League competition in 1997.[2]

Tabuai continued playing for the Cowboys in the following season when they competed in the inaugural season of the newly formed National Rugby League competition.[2]

Tabuai played in the Centre, Second Row and Lock positions.[3] Tabuai scored one try for the Cowboys, after coming off the bench in the Round 16 match against the Illawarra Steelers at Wollongong Showground on 28 June 1998.[4]

Prior to playing professional rugby league, Tabuai lived in Rockhampton and attended North Rockhampton State High School.[5] Tabuai also played six games for the Rockhampton's QRL team, the Central Queensland Capras.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bert Tabuai - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project. Rugbyleagueproject.org.
  2. http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/bert-tabuai/summary.html Bert Tabuai: Career Stats & Statistics
  3. http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/bert-tabuai/positions.html Bert Tabuai: Club Career positions
  4. http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seasons/nrl-1998/round-16/illawarra-vs-north-queensland/summary.html Summary: NRL 1998, Round 16, Illawarra Steelers 24 def. North Queensland Cowboys 18
  5. https://www.themorningbulletin.com.au/news/future-rugby-league-more-focus-with-school/1802014 The future of rugby league in more focus with school subject
  6. http://www.capras.com.au/about-the-club/playing-records/player-history Player History