Patrick Tuifua (born 25 August 2004) is a French
rugby union
Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its m ...
player, who currently plays as a
loose forward for
Hawke's Bay in New Zealand's domestic
National Provincial Championship competition.
Early life
Born in
New Caledonia
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, a French territory in the Pacific Ocean, Tuifua moved to New Zealand in 2020 at the age of 15 years-old and attended
Lindisfarne College
Lindisfarne College was a private school or independent school. It was founded in 1891 in Westcliff-on-Sea in Essex, England. In 1940 Lindisfarne College moved from Westcliff to nearby Creeksea Place, but during the Second World War the buildin ...
on a scholarship.
Senior career
Tuifua played for
Hawke's Bay in the
National Provincial Championship in 2023 and has represented the
Hurricanes at age-grade level.
International career
Tuifua played for
France U20 at the
2024 Six Nations Under 20s Championship.
Personal life
Tuifua is the nephew of former rugby union player
Laurent Simutoga
Laurent Simutoga (born ) is a New Caledonian rugby union prop from Wallis and Futuna. He played for Paris and La Rochelle in the French Top 14 before an injury forced his early retirement from professional sport. He was educated at Lindisfarne Col ...
.
References
External links
NZ Rugby History profileAll Rugby profile
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2004 births
Living people
People educated at Lindisfarne College, New Zealand
Rugby union players from Wallis and Futuna
French rugby union players
Rugby union flankers
Rugby union number eights
Hawke's Bay rugby union players