Danny Tusitala
Samoan rugby union player
Rugby player
![]() Danny Tusitala playing for Old Glory DC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Full name | Danny Joseph Kirifi Tusitala | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | (1991-10-18) 18 October 1991 (age 32) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 172 cm (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 83 kg (183 lb; 13 st 1 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Kelston Boys' High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Danny Tusitala (born 18 October 1991 in New Zealand) is a Samoan rugby union player, who plays as a scrum-half for Old Glory DC in Major League Rugby (MLR).[1]
In October 2021, he joined Hawke's Bay in the National Provincial Championship competition as an injury replacement for the remainder of their 2021 Bunnings NPC season.[2]
Tusitala previously played for Auckland in the Mitre 10 Cup and Aurillac in the Pro D2. He has played for Samoa internationally in both the XV and sevens forms of the game.[3][4]
References
- ^ "Old Glory DC is proud to announce the signing of half-back Danny Tusitala". Old Glory DC (Press release). 3 November 2019. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- ^ "Hawke's Bay Magpies lose skipper ahead of Canterbury match". Hawke's Bay Today. 15 October 2021. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- ^ "Danny Tusitala It's Rugby player stats". Itsrugby.co.uk. 18 October 2021. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- ^ "Danny Tusitala ESPN stats". ESPN Scrum. 18 October 2021. Archived from the original on 4 April 2023. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
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