Poutasi Luafutu Explained

Poutasi Luafutu
Birth Name:Poutasi Vaiofiso Tuasivi Luafutu
Birth Date:2 December 1987
Birth Place:Invercargill, New Zealand
Height:186cm (73inches)
Weight:111kg (245lb)
School:Marist College Rosalie
Relatives:Second youngest of 8 siblings
Ru Currentteam:Provence
Ru Position:Back row
Youthyears1: 
Ru Clubyears:2011–2018
2013–2014
2018–
Ru Proclubs:Brive
Bordeaux Bègles (loan)
Provence
Ru Clubcaps:137
15
1
Ru Clubpoints:(50)
(0)
(0)
Ru Clubupdate:19 August 2018
Super14years:2008–2010
Super14:Queensland Reds
Super14caps:16
Super14points:(10)
Ru Nationalyears: 
Repsevensyears1: 

Poutasi Vaiofiso Tuasivi Luafutu (born 2 December 1987) is a New Zealand born Australian rugby union footballer. He currently plays for Provence Rugby in the Rugby Pro D2. He signed from the Queensland Reds of Super Rugby. He can play anywhere in the backrow.

Biography

Early years

He started playing rugby league for the Redbank Bears at the age of 10 before switching codes at the age of 12 to play for the Riverview and Districts Junior Rugby Union Club. He was also a keen volleyball and basketball player as a student at Marist College Rosalie.

Super 14

Luafutu made his debut for the Reds in the 2008 Super 14 season against the Bulls.[1] He established himself within the Reds' revival during the 2010 Super 14 season among many other players in the somewhat inexperienced forward pack. He is most noted for his efforts in the Reds' final game of the season against the Highlanders at the Suncorp Stadium, coming off the bench to score 2 tries, the second to win the match with 2 minutes remaining.[2]

Top 14

In signing to Brive, Luafutu discovers the best rugby championship in the world, the Top 14. With Brive, he's named the "Black BOD", or the "New Nonu" because he scored 2 tries in only 2 games and he embodies the future, the evolution of the number 12, the inside centre.

Notes and References

  1. ESPNScrum.com."Match report: Reds run Bulls ragged" . 15 March 2008. Retrieved on 23 May 2013.
  2. Sydney Morning Herald. "Cooper inspires crippled Reds in high-scoring finale". 16 May 2010. Retrieved on 23 May 2013.