Tu Tamarua

Tu Tamarua (born 22 June 1974) is a retired Cook Islands rugby union flanker.

Tu Tamarua

Date of birth	(1974-06-22) 22 June 1974 (age 49)
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight	212 lb (96 kg)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2001-2002 2002-2003 2004 2005 2005 2006-2007 Harlequins Swansea Henley Hawks Rotherham Pertemps Bees Pontypridd 12 (5) Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 2003 Northland 12 (5) Super Rugby Years Team Apps (Points) 1997-99 Reds () International career Years Team Apps (Points)  Cook Islands National sevens team(s) Years Team Comps 2000 Australia 7s

Career

Tamarua played for Queensland Reds, in Australia, from 1997 to 1999. He later played for NEC Harlequins, in England, for 2001/02 but missed a portion of the season due to injury. He then played for Swansea, in Wales, for 2002/03, moving to Northland, in New Zealand, in 2003. He moved again to Henley Hawks, in 2004, then to Rotherham, in January 2005. In June 2005, he was assigned for Pertemps Bees. His last season was at Pontypridd, in 2006/07.

Tamarua played for Australia Sevens, in 2000, but played instead for the Cook Islands national rugby union team. He was the first and still the only Cook Islands player to have been selected and played for the Pacific Islanders, in 2004.

External links

• Pontypridd profile