1. Kotoni Staggs was born on 29 October 1998 and is an Australian rugby league footballer who plays as a centre for the Brisbane Broncos in the National Rugby League, and has represented Tonga and Australia at an international level.
17 Facts About Kotoni Staggs
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Kotoni Staggs has played representative football for the Indigenous All Stars and New South Wales.
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Kotoni Staggs has played as a five-eighth and second-rower in his career.
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Kotoni Staggs's sister Kaneesha Staggs is an Australian representative rugby union footballer who plays for the Queensland Reds.
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Kotoni Staggs played his junior football for the Wellington Cowboys before being signed by the Brisbane Broncos.
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Kotoni Staggs played for the Broncos Holden Cup team in 2017, playing 25 games, scoring 12 tries and kicking 23 goals.
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Kotoni Staggs was rewarded for his season winning the Broncos U20s Best Back of The Year Award.
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Kotoni Staggs was showing great performances for the Dolphins in the early rounds, bouncing between Centre and Second-Row, his versatility catching the eye of Broncos coach Wayne Bennett to include him into the full-time squad.
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On July 7,2019, Kotoni Staggs kicked 4 conversions from 4 attempts in the "Baby Broncos"' crucial 2-point win over the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in round 16.
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Kotoni Staggs made 24 appearances for Brisbane in the 2019 NRL season as the club finished 8th on the table and qualified for the finals.
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Kotoni Staggs made 14 appearances for Brisbane in the 2020 NRL season.
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Kotoni Staggs finished as the club's top try scorer and top points scorer in a disappointing year as they finished last on the table and claimed the wooden spoon for the first time in their history.
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On 29 May, Kotoni Staggs was selected by New South Wales to play in game one of the 2022 State of Origin series.
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Kotoni Staggs played a total of 23 games for Brisbane in the 2022 NRL season as the club finished 9th on the table.
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Kotoni Staggs played a total of 26 games for Brisbane in the 2023 NRL season.
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Kotoni Staggs made 21 appearances for Brisbane in the 2024 NRL season which saw the club miss the finals finishing 12th on the table.
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On 8 June 2021, Kotoni Staggs was fined $20,000 and suspended for two matches by the NRL over an off-field incident that occurred in April 2021.