28 Facts About Tyson Frizell

Tyson Lomano David Frizell was born on 9 October 1991 and is a professional rugby league footballer who usually plays as a second-rower for the Newcastle Knights in the NRL.

Tyson Frizell represented Wales in the 2011 Four Nations and 2013 World Cup, then Australia between 2016 and 2019, including the 2017 World Cup, and most recently Tonga.

Tyson Frizell has represented NSW Country Origin, New South Wales in the State of Origin series and the Prime Minister's XIII.

Tyson Frizell was born in Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia to a Welsh father and Tongan mother.

Tyson Frizell's adoptive brother Shannon is a rugby union player for the Highlanders in Super Rugby and the All Blacks internationally.

Tyson Frizell played his junior rugby league with the Corrimal Cougars, while playing his junior rugby union with the Woonona Shamrocks club.

Tyson Frizell attended the Illawarra Sports High School in Wollongong on the NSW South Coast.

Shortly after returning from the tour, Tyson Frizell announced that he would be joining the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks NYC squad for the 2010 season.

On 12 April 2012, Tyson Frizell announced he would joining the St George Illawarra Dragons on a two-year deal beginning November 2012.

Tyson Frizell enjoyed a breakout season in 2016 earning both a State of Origin debut and an Australian debut.

Tyson Frizell was selected in the Australian side for the 2017 rugby league world cup.

In 2018, Tyson Frizell was selected to play for New South Wales in the 2018 State of Origin series.

Tyson Frizell was part of the St George side which qualified for the finals in 2018.

In Round 1 2019, Tyson Frizell suffered a freak injury in St George's defeat against the North Queensland Cowboys.

Tyson Frizell had attempted to tackle North Queensland player Jordan Kahu but suffered a ruptured testicle after being hit in the groin by accident.

Tyson Frizell made a total of 21 appearances for St George in the 2019 NRL season as the club endured one of their worst ever seasons finishing in 15th place just above the last placed Gold Coast.

On 30 September 2019, Tyson Frizell was named at second row in the Australia PM XIII side.

On 7 October, Tyson Frizell was named in the Australian side for the 2019 Rugby League World Cup 9s and the upcoming Oceania Cup fixtures.

In March 2020, it was revealed that Tyson Frizell had accepted a three-year contract with the Newcastle Knights starting in 2021, however the contract wasn't immediately registered by the NRL due to the ongoing uncertainty around the competition during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Tyson Frizell played 19 games for Newcastle in the 2021 NRL season including the club's elimination finals loss against Parramatta.

Tyson Frizell played 21 games for Newcastle in the 2022 NRL season scoring three tries as the club missed the finals finishing 14th on the table.

On 22 May, Tyson Frizell was selected by New South Wales for game one of the 2023 State of Origin series.

Tyson Frizell played in the opening two games of the series but wasn't retained for game three.

Tyson Frizell played a total of 22 games for Newcastle in the 2023 NRL season as the club finished 5th on the table.

Tyson Frizell played in both finals games as Newcastle were eliminated in the second week of the finals by the New Zealand Warriors.

In October 2023, Tyson Frizell made his test debut for Tonga in the opening match of Tonga's tour to England becoming the first player to represent three different nations at international level.

Tyson Frizell played 19 games for Newcastle in the 2024 NRL season as the club finished 8th and qualified for the finals.

Tyson Frizell has an option in his contract to extend past 2024 whilst it was never announced that he activated it, he has been seen training with the first team squad during the Newcastle Knights 2025 pre-season suggesting he did in fact activate it.