Full name | George Zvi Karl Tu'inukuafe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 21 February 1993 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 135 kg (298 lb; 21 st 4 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Wesley College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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George Zvi Karl Tu'inukuafe (born 21 February 1993) is a New Zealand rugby union player who currently plays for the Blues in Super Rugby, and for North Harbour in the Mitre 10 Cup.[1] His position of choice is loosehead prop.
He has previously represented the Chiefs in Super Rugby, Narbonne in the French Rugby Pro Division 2 and has also earned 13 test caps for New Zealand since his international debut in 2018. Tu'inukuafe was also a nominee for World Rugby's Breakthrough Player of the Year award in 2018.