| Name |
Lote Tuqiri |
| Position |
Wing/Centre |
| Height |
191cm |
| Weight |
103kg |
| Date of Birth |
23/9/1979 |
| Super 14 Team |
Waratahs |
| Super 12/14 Points |
130 |
| Super 12/14 Caps |
73 |
| Test Points |
150 (30t) |
| Test Caps |
66 |
| Test Debut |
2003 v Ireland, Perth |
| Honours |
Australia (Rugby League), Queensland (State of Origin RL) 2001-2002, Australian Sevens 2003, 2006, Australian Wallabies 2003- |
| Senior Tours |
2003 RWC (Aus), 2004 UK & France, 2005 UK & France, 2006 UK, Ireland & Italy, 2007 RWC (France) |
LOTE TUQIRI made his Rugby debut in 2003, and since then has amassed more than 260 points at domestic and international level, including scoring his 50th Rugby try against England in the Wallabies quarter final loss to England at 2007 Rugby World Cup. In Super 14, Tuqiri equaled Matt Burke’s try-scoring record (24) in the Round 4 match against the Brumbies earlier this year.
1999-2002 After 99 first grade matches for the Brisbane Broncos in the NRL, Tuqiri was widely regarded as the best winger in Rugby League and in 2002 won the Dally M Winger of the Year Award, as well as scoring a hat trick in game two of the State of Origin for Queensland. He starred at representative level for the Broncos, Queensland and Australia.
2003 Scored the Wallabies only try in the Rugby World Cup Final against England after switching from rugby league and making his Test debut as a replacement against Ireland in Perth. He played all 14 Tests for the Wallabies, scoring five tries.
2004 Was the Wallabies leading try scorer with 10 five-pointers and played in all but 13 minutes of the 12 Tests.
2005 Celebrated the first Test of the season with a four try haul against Italy in Melbourne and then finished the year in the Number 13 jersey on the Spring Tour. He added a further six tries from 12 Test appearances.
2006 Scored four tries in his 12 Test appearances for the Wallabies, missing just the loss to South Africa in Johannesburg due to suspension after a stellar two-try man of the match performance against the All Blacks in Auckland. He was again switched between wing and outside centre on the Spring Tour, playing in the Number 13 jersey against Wales and Ireland.
He ended the year by raising the 50 Test milestone against Scotland in Edinburgh.
2007 Played in every match for the Waratahs and celebrated his 50th Super 14 cap against the Sharks in Durban. In his second Rugby World Cup appearance in 2007, scored his 50th Rugby try in the Quarter Finals against England.
