Fotunu'upule Auelua Explained

Fotu Auelua
Birth Name:	Fotunu'upule Auelua
Birth Date:	29 January 1984
Birth Place:	Wellington, New Zealand
Weight:	115kg (254lb)
School:	Trinity Grammar (NSW)
Ru Position:	Flanker / Number Eight
Ru Amateuryears:	2003
Ru Amateurclubs:	Campbelltown Harlequins
Ru Clubyears:	2003–2005 2006−2007 2007–2010 2011–2012 2014 2016−2017
Ru Clubcaps:	50 51 9 8 1
Ru Clubpoints:	(75) (35) (5) (5) (0)
Ru Clubupdate:	15 January 2017
Super14years:	2012–2015
Super14:	Brumbies
Super14caps:	33
Super14points:	(5)
Super14update:	27 July 2014
Ru Provinceyears:	2006
Ru Province:	New South Wales

Fotunu'upule Auelua (known as Fotu) is an Australian former rugby union player. He played at Number 8. He previously played for Brumbies in Super Rugby, Dax, Toulon and NTT Communications Shining Arcs.

Early life

Auelua is of Samoan descent. He was born in Wellington but moved with his family to Campbelltown in Sydney at a young age, where he played most of his junior rugby for the Campbelltown Harlequins Rugby Club. He attended Trinity Grammar and played rugby for the Australian Schoolboys in 2001 and 2002.^{[1] [2]}

Career

Auelua played for West Harbour between 2003 and 2005.^[3]

In March 2010 he signed a two-year deal to join the Brumbies in 2012, with the Australian Rugby Union to pay part of his salary. In the interim, he rejoined his former West Harbour coach and mentor Joe Barakat at Tokyo-based NTT Communications club side from July 2011 to February 2012.^{[3] [4]}

Auelua was named as captain of the Canberra Vikings for the inaugural season of Australia's National Rugby Championship in 2014.

Club

• Until 2003 : Campbelltown Harlequins
• 2003–2005 : West Harbour
• 2006–2007 : US Dax
• 2007–2010 : RC Toulon

Honours

• Pro D2 Champions : 2008
• Winner of the Pro D2 finals: 2007

Super Rugby statistics

Season	Team	Games	Starts	Sub	Mins	Tries	Cons	Pens	Drops	Points	Yel	Red
		8	6	2	381	1	0	0	0	5	0	0
		17	6	11	573	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
		8	3	5	299	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Total		33	15	18	1253	1	0	0	0	5	1	0

External links

• Player profile at lequipe.fr
  • Brumbies profile

Notes and References

1. Web site: Payten . Iain . 14 April 2012 . Brumbies boosted by inclusion of giant Fotu Auelua . Daily Telegraph . 25 October 2012 . live . https://archive.today/20240527024447/https://www.webcitation.org/6Rp730w9K?url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/rugby/colossal-boost-for-brumbies/story-fnbzp1hk-1226326205375%3Fnk=125ec6f259cec338db1ed5a3ef5e045c . 27 May 2024 . dmy-all.
2. 29 August 2001. England V Australian Schools Teams and Info. https://archive.today/20121215194527/http://www.aru.rugby.com.au/news/2001_august/england_v_australian_schools_teams_and_info_12066,8402.html/news/archive/section/21893. dead. 15 December 2012. ARU media unit. 25 October 2012.
3. Web site: Toulon's No.8 quits to join Brumbies . AFP . Age . Fairfax . 11 March 2011 . 13 March 2011 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20121106141409/http://www.theage.com.au/rugby-union/union-news/toulons-no8-quits-to-join-brumbies-20110311-1bqrx.html . 6 November 2012.
4. Rugby Heaven (2011 March 11). Toulon's No.8 quits to join Brumbies. Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved from http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-union/union-news/toulons-no8-quits-to-join-brumbies-20110311-1bqrx.html