Bert Tabuai (born 9 February 1974) is an Australian former rugby league footballer best known for his brief time playing for the North Queensland Cowboys.[2]
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| Full name | Bert Tabuai | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 February 1974 Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Lock, Centre, Second-row | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing career
editIn 1995, Tabuai played for the Canberra Raiders U21s which won the NSWRL Presidents Cup Championship and was coached by current Melbourne Storm- Craig Bellamy which is equivalent to the current NRL U20s competition. Tabuai made his first-grade debut in 1996 against the North Queensland Cowboys coming off the Bench winning 66-10. Tabuai played 2 first grade games with the Canberra Raiders. https://web.archive.org/web/20171208204606/http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/bert-tubuai/summary.html
Tabuai played ten games for the Townsville-based North Queensland Cowboys commencing in their third season when they competed in the Super League competition in 1997.[2]
Tabuai continued playing for the Cowboys in the following season when they competed in the inaugural season of the newly formed National Rugby League competition.[2]
Tabuai played in the Centre, Second Row and Lock positions.[3] Tabuai scored one try for the Cowboys, after coming off the bench in the Round 16 match against the Illawarra Steelers at Wollongong Showground on 28 June 1998.[4]
Prior to playing professional rugby league, Tabuai lived in Rockhampton and attended North Rockhampton State High School.[5] Tabuai also played six games for the Rockhampton's QRL team, the Central Queensland Capras.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Bert Tabuai - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". Rugbyleagueproject.org.
- ^ a b c Bert Tabuai: Career Stats & Statistics, Rugby League Project website. Accessed 11 July 2017.
- ^ Bert Tabuai: Club Career positions, Rugby League Project website. Accessed 11 July 2017.
- ^ Summary: NRL 1998, Round 16, Illawarra Steelers 24 def. North Queensland Cowboys 18 Rugby League Project website. Accessed 11 July 2017.
- ^ The future of rugby league in more focus with school subject, The Morning Bulletin, 22 March 2013. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
- ^ Player History, Central Queensland Capras website. Accessed 11 July 2017.