Tu'u Maori
New Zealand rugby league footballer
Tu'u Maori (22 November 1988 – 4 January 2022) was a Papua New Guinea international rugby league footballer. He played as a wing or center. He played in the Australian National Youth Championship for the Cronulla Sharks and Sydney Roosters. He played for the Papua New Guinea national rugby league team in 2008.
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Full name | Tu'u Maori | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Auckland, New Zealand | 22 November 1988||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 4 January 2022 Auckland, New Zealand | (aged 33)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 94 kg (14 st 11 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position | Wing, Centre, Fullback, Five-eighth | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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As of 4 January 2021 Source: [1] |
Maori died from motor neurone disease in Auckland, New Zealand on 4 January 2022, at the age of 33.[2]