Lote Tuqiri

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Playing Career

Vital Statistics

Full Name
Lote Daulako Tuqiri
Born
Saturday, 23rd September, 1978
Current Age
45 years and 178 days
Place Of Birth
Namatakula, Fiji

Awards & Accolades

Dally M Winger Of The Year
2002

Biography

Flying Brisbane winger, a 1998 Junior Kangaroo, also had a background in rugby union before joining the Broncos. A try-scorer in Brisbane’s 14-6 win over the Roosters in the 2000 grand final, Tuqiri captained Fiji in the 2000 World Cup after missing out on Australian selection. Making his State of Origin debut in Queensland’s emphatic series win over NSW in 2001, Tuqiri made his Test debut in the one-off match against NZ in July (scoring a try in Australia’s 28-10 victory) before gaining selection on Kangaroo Tour. The tall, rangy winger grabbed a double against Papua New Guinea in a warm-up to the shortened tour of England, but suffered a knee injury in the Second Test of the Ashes series, which ruled him out of the deciding Third Test. In early 2002 there were rumors that he was contemplating a change of codes in order to play in the RU World Cup but his form never wavered – he scored a club record 26pts against the N’Eagles and then contributed a Maroons’ record 18 points (3t, 3g) in the second match of the series. In the decider, Squire scored a try and kicked a goal in Queensland’s 18-all draw (his sideline conversion of Dane Carla’s try was waved away but the Maroons kept the State of Origin title anyway). In July he played his final Test for Australia, against Great Britain, before announcing his intention to switch codes and play with the NSW Warpaths. Tuqiri was close to being the Wallabies’ best player in the 2003 World Cup competition but a spectacular try in the final against England couldn’t stave off a last minute defeat. Following the Wallabies’ poor form in Europe at the end of 2006 Tuqiri announced his intent ion to return to rugby league after Australia’s World Cup campaign in 2007.
- ALAN WHITICKER

Playing Career Statistics

All statistics shown in this section are based only on data available in the RLP database, and are not necessarily a complete and/or 100% accurate representation of a player's career. This information should be used as a guide only. If you see a question mark (?), it denotes that the figure is not available.

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Competitions

Competition   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
NRL 167 90 18   - 396 104 58 5 62.28% List
NRL Finals 17 9 -   - 36 10 7 0 58.82% List
World Cup 3 4 5   - 26 1 2 0 33.33% List
World Club Challenge 1 - -   - - 0 1 0 0.00% List
State of Origin 6 5 4   - 28 3 2 1 50.00% List
Test Series 2 - -   - - 1 1 0 50.00% List
The Ashes 2 - -   - - 1 1 0 50.00% List
Four Nations 4 1 -   - 4 3 1 0 75.00% List


International

Test Matches - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Fiji 2000, 2014 4 5 7   - 34 1 3 0 25.00% List
Australia 2001-02, 2010 9 5 -   - 20 7 2 0 77.78% List
Overall2000-2014 13 10 7   0 54 8 5 0 61.54% List

World Cup Matches - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Fiji 2000 3 4 5   - 26 1 2 0 33.33% List


Representative

Australia - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
QLD 2001-02 6 5 4   - 28 3 2 1 50.00% List


Club Career

NRL/NSWRL - By Year

Team Season App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Brisbane NRL 1999 18 2 -   - 8 12 5 1 66.67% List
Brisbane NRL 2000 27 18 1 / 2 50.00% - 74 20 5 2 74.07% List
Brisbane NRL 2001 29 21 0 / 1 0.00% - 84 15 13 1 51.72% List
Brisbane NRL 2002 25 15 17 / 25 68.00% - 94 16 8 1 64.00% List
Wests Tigers NRL 2010 27 18 -   - 72 16 11 0 59.26% List
Wests Tigers NRL 2011 9 3 -   - 12 7 2 0 77.78% List
Wests Tigers NRL 2012 12 5 -   - 20 7 5 0 58.33% List
Wests Tigers NRL 2013 4 1 -   - 4 1 3 0 25.00% List
Souths NRL 2014 16 7 -   - 28 10 6 0 62.50% List

NRL/NSWRL - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Brisbane 1999-02 99 56 18 / 28 64.29% - 260 63 31 5 63.64% List
Wests Tigers 2010-13 52 27 -   - 108 31 21 0 59.62% List
Souths 2014 16 7 -   - 28 10 6 0 62.50% List
Overall1999-2014 167 90 18 / 28 64.29% 0 396 104 58 5 62.28% List

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Contributions: Rugby League Tables, Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Alan Katzmann, Bill Bates, AJ Lucantonio

Sources: NRL Rugby League Yearbook 2002, NRL Rugby League Yearbook 2003, NRL Rugby League Yearbook 2001, NRL Rugby League Yearbook 2000