Karl Tu'inukuafe

Karl Tu'inukuafe
Full nameGeorge Zvi Karl Tu'inukuafe
Date of birth (1993-02-21) 21 February 1993 (age 31)
Place of birthAuckland, New Zealand
Height182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight135 kg (298 lb; 21 st 4 lb)
SchoolWesley College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
Current team Montpellier
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2015–2020 North Harbour 30 (15)
2015–2016 Narbonne 23 (0)
2018 Chiefs 16 (5)
2019–2022 Blues 43 (10)
2022– Montpellier 12 (0)
Correct as of 16 April 2024
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2018–2022 New Zealand 27 (5)
2020 North Island 1 (0)
Correct as of 16 April 2024

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.

  1. ^ "Karl Tu'inukuafe". www.itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 30 March 2018.