1. Tuimoala Lolohea was born on 23 January 1995 and is a professional rugby league footballer who plays as a stand-off or fullback for the Huddersfield Giants in the Super League.
21 Facts About Tuimoala Lolohea
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Tuimoala Lolohea has played for both New Zealand and Tonga at international level.
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Tuimoala Lolohea played for the Leeds Rhinos in the Super League, and spent time on loan from Leeds Rhinos at Salford during the 2019 Super League season.
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Tuimoala Lolohea was born in Manukau, Auckland, New Zealand, and is of Tongan and Pakeha descent.
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Tuimoala Lolohea was named the Warriors' 2013 NYC Young Player of the Year and played for the Junior Kiwis that year.
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In February, Tuimoala Lolohea was selected in the Warriors' 2014 NRL Auckland Nines squad.
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Tuimoala Lolohea started the season playing for the Warriors NSW Cup squad.
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Tuimoala Lolohea was again named in the Warriors' Auckland Nines squad.
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In round 18, against the Melbourne Storm, Tuimoala Lolohea scored one of the best tries of the 2015 season when he finished a sensational team effort; Nathan Friend was upended and displayed his best acrobatic moves when he chased a Chad Townsend bomb kick and delivered a stunning back flip pass to Sam Tomkins, the ball passed between further Warriors before Tuimoala Lolohea scored in the corner.
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Tuimoala Lolohea finished the season with 23 matches, 11 tries and 13 goals, while mid-season his contract was extended until the end of 2018.
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Tuimoala Lolohea was selected in the final 23-man squad for the New Zealand Kiwis' tour of Great Britain.
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Tuimoala Lolohea had recently been playing in the halfback role for the Warriors so he was chosen by Kearney to play at halfback with Peta Hiku.
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Tuimoala Lolohea finished the season with 23 matches, scoring 5 tries and kicking 9 goals.
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Tuimoala Lolohea subsequently attracted interest from the Wests Tigers, Canberra Raiders and the North Queensland Cowboys.
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Tuimoala Lolohea played 52 first-grade matches for the club, scoring 17 tries and 18 goals for a total of 104 points.
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Warriors coach Stephen Kearney said that Tuimoala Lolohea was granted a release so he could play in the halves at another club.
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Tuimoala Lolohea scored 4 tries and 92 points in his 13 matches with his new club.
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Tuimoala Lolohea played in the 2019 Super League Grand Final defeat by St Helens at Old Trafford.
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Tuimoala Lolohea managed only one successful conversion from five attempts in the match.
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Tuimoala Lolohea played 26 matches with Huddersfield in the 2023 Super League season as the club finished ninth on the table and missed the playoffs.
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Tuimoala Lolohea played 25 games for Huddersfield in the 2024 Super League season finishing with 16 try assists as the club finished 9th on the table.