Robert Tuliatu (born 11 October 1995) is a

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footballer who plays as a or second row for

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in the Elite 1. He previously played for

Newcastle Thunder The Newcastle Thunder are a professional rugby league club based in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. They play in the Betfred Championship competition, the second tier of rugby league in the United Kingdom. They play their home matches at Kingsto ...

and the

London Broncos The London Broncos are a professional rugby league club in London, England. The club competes in the RFL Championship. It was a member of Super League from its inaugural season in 1996 until the end of the 2014 season, when they were relegat ...

in the

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and the

West Wales Raiders The West Wales Raiders were a semi-professional rugby league club based in Llanelli, Wales. They competed in RFL League 1, League 1, the third tier of the British rugby league system, from 2018 until 2022. The club was founded in 2015 as an ama ...

and the

London Skolars The London Skolars are a professional rugby league club based at the New River Stadium, Wood Green, Haringey in north London. They were founded in 1995 and have been professional since 2003, operating in the Betfred League 1. They also run an ...

in Betfred League 1.

Background

Tuliatu was born in

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, New South Wales, Australia, to a Samoan father and

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mother. He graduated from

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with a Bachelor of Arts with Bachelor of Laws and a

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. He is a qualified solicitor.

Playing career

Club career

He played junior rugby league for the

Cessnock Goannas The Cessnock Goannas Rugby League Football Club is an Australian rugby league football club based in Cessnock, New South Wales, formed in 1911. They currently play in the Newcastle Rugby League competition Notable Rugby League Juniors *Matthe ...

. He came through the youth system at the

Newcastle Knights The Newcastle Knights are an Australian professional rugby league club based in Newcastle, New South Wales. They compete in Australasia's premier rugby league competition, the National Rugby League (NRL) premiership. Playing in red and blue, th ...

. He later played for the

Newcastle Rebels Newcastle were a rugby league team who played in the New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership from 1908–1909, one of the nine foundation clubs. After the formation of several clubs in January 1908, members of the NSWRFL came to Newca ...

and the

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side. Tuliatu played in the

Ron Massey Cup The Ron Massey Cup (formerly known as the Bundaberg Red Cup and Jim Beam Cup) is a semi-professional development level rugby league competition in New South Wales (NSW), Australia, run jointly by the New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL) and the ...

for the

Mount Pritchard Mounties The Mounties Rugby League Football Club (sponsored by Mounties Group) is an Australian rugby league football club based in Mount Pritchard, New South Wales formed in 1927. They currently play in the NSW Cup, Ron Massey Cup and Sydney Shield. ...

and the

Asquith Magpies The Asquith Magpies Rugby League Football Club is an Australian rugby league football club based in Asquith, New South Wales formed in 1953. They previously competed in the NSW Ron Massey Cup competition and the Sydney Shield. Asquith are curr ...

. In 2019 he played for the

in Betfred League 1. Later in 2019 he joined the

in the same competition in a mid-season transfer. He played for the

and won the premiership with them in 2020. He joined the

at the start of the 2022 season. He also played one match on loan from the

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at the

Skolars The London Skolars are a professional rugby league club based at the New River Stadium, Wood Green, Haringey in north London. They were founded in 1995 and have been professional since 2003, operating in the Betfred League 1. They also run an ...

in League 1. He joined Newcastle Thunder at the start of the 2023 season, going on to make 25 appearances. At the end of the 2023 Championship season, Tuliatu joined

. In December, Tuliatu was named by '' Treize Mondial'' in their Elite 1 team of the mid-season.

International career

In 2018 Tuliatu made his international début for against . He was also selected for the

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and Greece's

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squad. In 2022 Tuliatu was named in the Greece squad for the

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, the first Greek Rugby League squad to compete in a World Cup.Full list of every squad at the Rugby League World Cup 2021
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References

External links

London Broncos profileWest Wales Raiders profileGreece profileGreek profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Tuliatu, Rob 1995 births Living people Asquith Magpies players Australian rugby league players Australian people of Greek descent Sportspeople of Greek descent Australian sportspeople of Samoan descent Australian expatriate rugby league players in England Australian expatriate sportspeople in Wales Cessnock Goannas players Expatriate rugby league players in Wales Greece national rugby league team players Greek expatriate sportspeople in England Greek expatriate sportspeople in Wales London Broncos players London Skolars players Mount Pritchard Mounties players Newcastle Thunder players Rugby league players from Sydney Rugby league props South Wales Scorpions players