Felise Kaufusi
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| Born | 19 May 1992 Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 189 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 109 kg (17 st 2 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Prop | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Felise Kaufusi (born 19 May 1992) is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the Melbourne Storm in the National Rugby League. He plays at prop.
Background
Born in Auckland, New Zealand, Kaufusi is of Tongan descent and moved to Australia at a young age, playing his junior football for the Bundaberg Brothers, before being signed by the North Queensland Cowboys.
Kaufusi is the younger brother of Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs player Antonio Kaufusi and older brother of North Queensland Cowboys player Patrick Kaufusi.[2][3]
Playing career
Early career
From 2010 to 2012, Kaufusi played for the North Queensland Cowboys' NYC team.[4][5] On 2 October 2011, he played in the Cowboys' 2011 NYC Grand Final loss to the New Zealand Warriors.[6] On 28 June 2012, he re-signed with the Cowboys on a 1-year contract.[7] In 2013, he moved on to the Cowboys' Queensland Cup team, Northern Pride RLFC.[8] On 21 August 2013, he signed a 1-year contract with the Melbourne Storm starting in 2014.[9] In July 2014, he played for the Queensland Residents against the New South Wales Residents.[10]
2015
In Round 1 of the 2015 NRL season, Kaufusi made his NRL debut for the Storm against the St. George Illawarra Dragons.[11] On 2 May 2015, he played for Tonga against Samoa in the Polynesian Cup.[12] On 2 July 2015, Kaufusi re-signed with the Storm on a 2-year contract.[13]
References
- ^ "Felise Kaufusi - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
- ^ "Kaufusi brothers lead try-spree | Bundaberg NewsMail". News-mail.com.au. 13 November 2011. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
- ^ "Kaufusi in line to make NRL debut". Townsvillebulletin.com.au. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
- ^ "Toyota Cup Team Lists: Round Two". NRL.com. 15 March 2011. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
- ^ "'Make or break' for Kaufusi | Bundaberg NewsMail". News-mail.com.au. 24 November 2011. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
- ^ "Warriors clinch golden point victory after Cowboys comeback in Toyota Cup grand final". Foxsports.com.au. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
- ^ "Cowboys retain four young stars". NRL News. 28 June 2012. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
- ^ "Kaufusi and Feldt set for Pride debuts". Northernpride.com.au. 21 March 2013. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
- ^ "Storm hunts down more young guns | NRL". Zero Tackle. 21 August 2013. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
- ^ "XXXX Queensland Residents team". QRL. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
- ^ "Round 1 - Late mail - Storm". Melbournestorm.com.au. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
- ^ "Tonga Named To Face Samoa In Pacific Test". Rugbyleagueweek.com.au. 26 April 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
- ^ "Young forward commits to the Club - Storm". Melbournestorm.com.au. Retrieved 9 July 2015.