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Tony Puletua

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Playing Career

All information provided below is based only on data available in the RLP database and should be used as a guide only.

Vital Statistics

Born
Monday, 25th June, 1979
Current Age
46 years and 355 days
Place Of Birth
Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand

Known Family Links

Brother
Frank Puletua

Competitions Won

Tri-Nations
2005
Test Series
1998 Great Britain vs New Zealand, 2002 Baskerville Shield
NRL Premiership
2003

Biography

Hard-running schoolboy centre was turned into a rampaging forward by Penrith coach Royce Simmons in the late 1990s. Earning Kiwi Test selection in 1999, Tony Puletua recovered from a neck injury suffered in the Panthers’ semi-final loss to Canberra to represent NZ in the 2000 World Cup. (Interestingly, his older brother Frank played for Samoa in the same competition). After returning from another injury in early 2001 Puletua was virtually unsighted during Penrith’s poor 2001 season. He more than made up for it in 2003 though, forming a great partnership with back-rower Joe Galuvao as the Panthers won the premiership. Puletua took his Test tally to 17 at the end of 2004, enjoying a win over Australia in October 2003 and a 16-all draw a year later, but was ruled out of the Kiwis’ Tri Nation campaign because of injury. In 2006 he was named Penrith captain after halfback Craig Gower was stripped of the honour and fined for misbehaviour but the Panthers failed to return to the finals.
- ALAN WHITICKER

Playing Career Statistics

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Representative Career - International   Comp Wins Starts Int APP ST PT T G1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Tests (Senior International Matches) - 17 15 32 6-6 - - - 24 - - - 16 13 3 50.00% List
Anzac Tests - 2 1 3 --- - - - - - - - - 3 - 0.00% List
Tri-Nations 1 3 1 4 --- - - - - - - - - 3 1 0.00% List
World Cup - 5 2 7 1-1 - - - 4 - - - 5 2 - 71.43% List
Tour Matches New ZealandNZL - 2 6 8 2-2 - - - 8 - - - 6 1 1 75.00% List
Test Series 2 - 6 6 1-1 - - - 4 - - - 3 1 2 50.00% List
Club Career - Australia   Comp Wins Starts Int APP ST PT T G1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Super League/NRL Premiership 1 178 33 211 40-40 - - - 160 - 1 - 98 111 2 46.45% List
NRL Finals - 4 2 6 1-1 - - - 4 - - - 3 3 - 50.00% List
Club Career - UK   Comp Wins Starts Int APP ST PT T G1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Super League - 131 27 158 42-42 - - - 168 - - 1 94 57 7 59.49% List
Challenge Cup - 12 4 16 1-1 - - - 4 - - - 10 6 - 62.50% List
Super League Finals - 13 - 13 2-2 - - - 8 - - - 8 5 - 61.54% List
World Club Challenge - 1 - 1 --- - - - - - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
UK Top Division - 131 27 158 42-42 - - - 168 - - 1 94 57 7 59.49% List
UK Second Division - 4 - 4 1-1 - - - 4 - - - 4 - - 100.00% List
Super League Magic Weekend - 5 2 7 1-1 - - - 4 - - - 1 5 1 14.29% List
Overall   Starts Int APP ST PT T G1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
First Class  347 81 428 93-93 - - - 372 - 1 1 228 188 12 53.27% List

Test Matches - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP ST PT T G1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
New Zealand 1998-00, 2002-07   9 14 23 4-4 - - - 16 - - - 10 10 3 43.48% List
Samoa 2007-08, 2010, 2013   8 1 9 2-2 - - - 8 - - - 6 3 - 66.67% List

World Cup Matches - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP ST PT T G1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
New Zealand 1998-2000   1 1 2 1-1 - - - 4 - - - 2 - - 100.00% List
Samoa 2007-2013   4 1 5 --- - - - - - - - 3 2 - 60.00% List

Super League/NRL Premiership - By Year

Team Season   Starts Int APP ST PT T G1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
PenrithPenrith 19971997 Super League Telstra Cup   3 6 91-1 - - - 4 - - - 3 6 - 33.33% List
PenrithPenrith 19981998 NRL Premiership   10 8 181-1 - - - 4 - 1 - 6 11 1 33.33% List
PenrithPenrith 19991999 NRL Premiership   4 8 12--- - - - - - - - 7 4 1 58.33% List
PenrithPenrith 20002000 Telstra NRL Premiership   22 3 257-7 - - - 28 - - - 13 12 - 52.00% List
PenrithPenrith 20012001 Telstra NRL Premiership   10 3 132-2 - - - 8 - - - 4 9 - 30.77% List
PenrithPenrith 20022002 Telstra NRL Premiership   17 - 176-6 - - - 24 - - - 5 12 - 29.41% List
PenrithPenrith 20032003 Telstra NRL Premiership   25 - 254-4 - - - 16 - - - 19 6 - 76.00% List
PenrithPenrith 20042004 Telstra NRL Premiership   23 - 237-7 - - - 28 - - - 13 10 - 56.52% List
PenrithPenrith 20052005 Telstra NRL Premiership   5 - 51-1 - - - 4 - - - 2 3 - 40.00% List
PenrithPenrith 20062006 Telstra NRL Premiership   20 - 204-4 - - - 16 - - - 9 11 - 45.00% List
PenrithPenrith 20072007 Telstra NRL Premiership   18 4 224-4 - - - 16 - - - 7 15 - 31.82% List
PenrithPenrith 20082008 Telstra NRL Premiership   21 1 223-3 - - - 12 - - - 10 12 - 45.45% List

Super League/NRL Premiership - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP ST PT T G1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Penrith 1997-08   178 33 211 40-40 - - - 160 - 1 - 98 111 2 46.45% List

English Career - By Year

Team Season   Starts Int APP ST PT T G1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
St HelensSt Helens 2009   28 3 3114-14 - - - 56 - - - 24 11 - 77.42% List
St HelensSt Helens 2010   23 8 3113-13 - - - 52 - - - 27 8 - 87.10% List
St HelensSt Helens 2011   23 3 267-7 - - - 28 - - - 18 8 4 69.23% List
St HelensSt Helens 2012   22 2 244-4 - - - 16 - - 1 14 11 2 58.33% List
St HelensSt Helens 2013   21 4 252-2 - - - 8 - - - 15 12 1 60.00% List
SalfordSalford 2014   16 11 273-3 - - - 12 - - - 11 16 1 40.74% List
Hull KRHull KR 2015   14 - 141-1 - - - 4 - - - 8 7 - 57.14% List

English Career - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP ST PT T G1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
St Helens 2009-13   117 20 137 40-40 - - - 160 - - 1 89 42 6 64.96% List
Salford 2014   16 11 27 3-3 - - - 12 - - - 11 15 1 40.74% List
Hull KR 2015   14 - 14 1-1 - - - 4 - - - 8 6 - 57.14% List

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Contributions: Rugby League Tables, Andrew Ferguson, AJ Lucantonio, Shawn Dollin, Greg Fiveash, Paul Carter, Alan Katzmann, Max Turner, Cymru RL, Tim Costello, Bill Bates

Sources: David Middleton's Rugby League Yearbook (1987-88 to present), Official League Website, 2006 Official Rugby League Annual, Warrington Rugby Heritage , Wakefield Trinity Heritage , Castleford Tigers Heritage