| Nolan Tupaea | |
| Fullname: | Nolan John Kotahitanga o te Hau Tupaea |
| Club1: | St. George (WRL) |
| Year1start: | 1970 |
| Year1end: | 1979 |
| Club2: | Wigan |
| Year2start: | 1973 |
| Year2end: | 74 |
| Appearances2: | 0 |
| Tries2: | 0 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Fieldgoals2: | 0 |
| Points2: | 0 |
| Club3: | Petone (WRL) |
| Year3start: | 1980 |
| Year3end: | 85 |
| Teama: | Wellington |
| Yearastart: | 1971 |
| Yearaend: | 85 |
| Appearancesa: | 64 |
| Teamb: | North Island |
| Yearbstart: | 1976 |
| Teamc: | Central Districts |
| Yearcstart: | 1979 |
| Yearcend: | 82 |
| Teamd: | New Zealand |
| Yeardstart: | 1980 |
| Appearancesd: | 0 |
| Triesd: | 0 |
| Goalsd: | 0 |
| Fieldgoalsd: | 0 |
| Pointsd: | 0 |
| Teame: | New Zealand Māori |
| Yearestart: | 1983 |
| New: | yes |
| Retired: | yes |
| Updated: | 3 August 2012 |
| Source: | [1] |
Nolan John Kotahitanga o te Hau Tupaea is a New Zealand former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s. He played at representative level for New Zealand, and Wellington, as a .[1] [2] [3] [4]
Tupaea played for the St. George club and the Petone Panthers in the Wellington Rugby League competition. Tupaea played for St. George between 1970 and 1979, being part of a premiership winning side in 1977. He spent 1973-74 season playing for Wigan, although he did not play in a first grade match. In 1979 he moved to Petone, winning premierships in 1980, 1981 and 1982. He was also part of their 1982 victory in the National Club Cup.[5]
Tupaea represented Wellington, playing 64 matches between 1971 and 1985. He was selected for the Kiwi Colts in 1973 for a match against Queensland. In 1976 he represented the North Island against the touring Sydney Metropolitan side.[6]
Tupaea played for the Central Districts side in their first five years of the New Zealand Rugby League's district competition. The side won the competition in 1979, 1980 and 1982.[5]
He represented the New Zealand national rugby league team in 1980 on their tour of Great Britain and France. He didn't play a test match, but he did play in 11 games for the Kiwis, scoring three tries. In 1983 he toured Britain again, this time with the New Zealand Māori side.[5]
Tupaea was named as the in the Petone Panthers' Team of the Century in 2012.[7]