1. Frank-Paul Nu'uausala has played rugby league since the age of 5, originally with Mangere East Hawks.
24 Facts About Frank-Paul Nu'uausala
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Frank-Paul Nu'uausala played for the Otahuhu-Ellerslie Leopards in the 2004 Bartercard Cup and toured England with New Zealand 'A'.
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Frank-Paul Nu'uausala was signed by the New Zealand Warriors when he was 14 and played in their lower grades until 2006 when he was cut by incoming coach Ivan Cleary.
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Frank-Paul Nu'uausala finished his debut year in the NRL with him playing in 3 matches for the Roosters in the 2007 NRL season.
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Frank-Paul Nu'uausala finished the 2008 NRL season with him playing 11 matches and scoring a try for the Roosters.
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Frank-Paul Nu'uausala cemented a spot in the forwards in the Roosters squad playing in 24 matches for the Roosters in the 2009 NRL season as the club finished last on the table for the first time since 1966.
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Frank-Paul Nu'uausala was named in the New Zealand national rugby league team squad for the 2009 Four Nations.
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Frank-Paul Nu'uausala finished the 2010 NRL season with him playing in all the Roosters 28 matches and scoring 7 tries.
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Frank-Paul Nu'uausala finished the 2011 NRL season with him playing in 19 matches and scoring 4 tries for the Roosters as the club missed out on the finals after finishing 11th on the table.
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Frank-Paul Nu'uausala finished the 2012 NRL season with him playing in 19 matches and scoring 2 tries for the Roosters as the side missed out on the finals for a second consecutive year.
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On 9 July 2013, Frank-Paul Nu'uausala extended his contract for a further two years, keeping him at the club till the end of the 2015 NRL season.
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On 6 October 2013, Frank-Paul Nu'uausala won the 2013 NRL Grand Final with the Roosters.
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Frank-Paul Nu'uausala finished the 2013 NRL season with playing in 23 matches for the Roosters.
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Frank-Paul Nu'uausala finished off the 2014 NRL season with him playing in 26 matches and scoring a try for the Roosters.
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On 3 December 2014, Frank-Paul Nu'uausala signed a three-year contract with the Canberra Raiders starting in 2015 after being released from the final year of his Roosters contract.
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Frank-Paul Nu'uausala finished off his first season with the Raiders having played in all 24 matches and scoring 1 try.
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On 24 June 2016, it was announced that Frank-Paul Nu'uausala signed a three-year deal with the Wigan Warriors in the Super League.
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Frank-Paul Nu'uausala joined the club with immediate effect and is expected to arrive in the next few weeks once he receives his visa.
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Wigan coach Shaun Wane said: "Frank-Paul Nu'uausala is exactly the kind of player we want at Wigan".
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Frank-Paul Nu'uausala's running game and powerful tackles helped Wigan lift the 2016 Super League Grand Final trophy with victory over the Warrington Wolves at Old Trafford.
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Frank-Paul Nu'uausala starred in the World Club Championship win over the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks becoming one of only a handful of players who have won the trophy with two clubs in England and Australia.
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Frank-Paul Nu'uausala played in the 2017 Challenge Cup Final defeat by Hull FC at Wembley Stadium.
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Frank-Paul Nu'uausala re-joined the Sydney Roosters on a one-year deal after being released from his contract at Wigan.
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On 22 August, it was announced that Frank-Paul Nu'uausala would be retiring at the end of the 2018 season.