Fereti Tuilagi | |||||||
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OVERALL STATISTICS | |||||||
BIRTH | AGE | SIGNED ON | FROM | ||||
DEBUT | LAST MATCH | LEFT | |||||
CAREER | APPEARANCES (SUBS) | ||||||
TRIES | GOALS | DGOALS | PTS | ||||
Biography of Fereti Tuilagi |
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HERITAGE NO : 1088 Fereti Tuilagi by Alex Service The oldest of seven brothers Fereti Tuilagi was born in Apia, Western Samoa in June 1971 and universally known to rugby fans as Freddie. He first came to prominence in the Union code, playing for Samoa in their 1991 tour to New Zealand. A squad member in the Samoan World Cup squad that same year, he continued to play at international level, including the 1995 World Cup before turning to the 13 a side code with Halifax. He scored 57 tries in two seasons with the Blue Sox and became a flagship signing for the Saints under Coach Ellery Hanley in 1999. Although considered intially to be a barnstorming winger, in the mould of Bradford Bulls winger Lesley Vainikolo, Freddie was used as an impact player by the Saints to great effect, operating as an extra centre, where his pace would help to break down the toughest of defences. The St.Helens team won their first Grand Final in 1999, against Bradford Bulls at Old Trafford and Freddie more than played his part in bringing the silverware back to Knowsley Road. He was a bundle of enthusiasm on the field and had a tackling technique which, at times, could only be described as reckless! The Saints won their second title twelve months later against Wigan at Old Trafford and once again, Freddie had a major impact on th game with his penetrative running and thunderous tackles. In his Testimonial Brochure, full-back Paul Wellens describes the pre-match team talk, when Freddie was given a specific role to do, which he did to perfection: "One player who had enjoyed a brilliant season was Freddie Tuilagi, who had been converted by Ellery Hanley from a Vaikona type winger into a superb impact player, operating almost as an extra centre. Freddie spoke in broken English, just like Maurie [Fasavalu] did when he first came. We all agreed that Andy Farrell was Wigans most important player. Everything came through him on the field. From the back of the meeting, Freddie uttered this sentence of which the only recognisable word seemed to be Farrell. Kevin Iro used to be Freddies translator at times and Ian Millward asked him what he had said. It was something like Dont worry lads. Ill bash Farrell! It was a case of Ok. Freddies going to take care of Farrell. Lets move on to something else! It was his last game for the club and when the team returned to Knowsley Road with the trophy he danced around the pitch in what can only be described as Pacific Islands garb, together with team-mate Apollo Perelini, who was also leaving the club. Freddie returned to Union with Leicester Tigers and took up where he left off with Samoa. He also had spells with Cardiff Blues and the French outfit Castres Olympique before retirement. He now acts as an agent for players through his company which is called Global Bro Sports. Those who watched him in the famous red vee will never forget his total commitment to the cause and he remains a favourite of the fans to this day. |
SEASON STATISTICS | ||||
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Season (Official Matches) | Tries | Goals | DGoals | Matches |
1999 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 34 |
2000 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
TOTALS: | 21 | 0 | 0 | 62 |
Season (Other Matches) | Tries | Goals | DGoals | Matches |
2000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
TOTALS: | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
ALL MATCHES |
Date | Match | Pos | Opponents | Comp | Venue | FT | FTO | T | G | DG | ||
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14th Feb 1999 | 1 | W |
14 | Hunslet Hawks | SCCC4 | A | 40 | 10 | VIEW | |||
27th Feb 1999 | 2 | L |
5 | Leeds Rhinos | SCCC5 | A | 16 | 24 | VIEW | |||
7th Mar 1999 | 3 | W |
5 | Salford Reds | SL | A | 30 | 12 | VIEW | |||
21st Mar 1999 | 4 | W |
5 | Gateshead Thunder | SL | H | 34 | 22 | VIEW | |||
2nd Apr 1999 | 5 | W |
2 | Wigan Warriors | SL | A | 14 | 12 | VIEW | |||
5th Apr 1999 | 6 | W |
2 | Bradford Bulls | SL | H | 58 | 14 | 1 | VIEW | ||
9th Apr 1999 | 7 | W |
2 | London Broncos | SL | A | 34 | 18 | VIEW | |||
18th Apr 1999 | 8 | W |
2 | Sheffield Eagles | SL | H | 39 | 30 | VIEW | |||
25th Apr 1999 | 9 | W |
2 | Hull Sharks | SL | A | 30 | 10 | VIEW | |||
4th May 1999 | 10 | W |
2 | Leeds Rhinos | SL | H | 62 | 18 | VIEW | |||
7th May 1999 | 11 | W |
2 | Huddersfield Giants | SL | A | 11 | 0 | 1 | VIEW | ||
19th May 1999 | 12 | W |
14 | Castleford Tigers | SL | A | 33 | 14 | VIEW | |||
23rd May 1999 | 13 | W |
14 | Warrington Wolves | SL | H | 57 | 20 | VIEW | |||
30th May 1999 | 14 | W |
11 | Halifax Blue sox | SL | A | 28 | 22 | 1 | VIEW | ||
6th Jun 1999 | 15 | W |
11 | Salford Reds | SL | H | 48 | 0 | 1 | VIEW | ||
13th Jun 1999 | 16 | L |
11 | Gateshead Thunder | SL | A | 20 | 32 | 1 | VIEW | ||
20th Jun 1999 | 17 | L |
3 | Wigan Warriors | SL | H | 18 | 24 | VIEW | |||
25th Jun 1999 | 18 | L |
3 | Bradford Bulls | SL | A | 22 | 46 | VIEW | |||
30th Jun 1999 | 19 | W |
12 | Halifax Blue sox | SL | H | 46 | 10 | 1 | VIEW | ||
10th Jul 1999 | 20 | W |
14 | Sheffield Eagles | SL | A | 21 | 16 | VIEW | |||
18th Jul 1999 | 21 | W |
14 | Hull Sharks | SL | H | 74 | 16 | 1 | VIEW | ||
23rd Jul 1999 | 22 | W |
14 | Leeds Rhinos | SL | A | 28 | 12 | VIEW | |||
30th Jul 1999 | 23 | W |
4 | Huddersfield Giants | SL | H | 64 | 16 | 1 | VIEW | ||
8th Aug 1999 | 24 | W |
14 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | SL | H | 42 | 34 | 1 | VIEW | ||
15th Aug 1999 | 25 | W |
4 | Warrington Wolves | SL | A | 35 | 12 | VIEW | |||
22nd Aug 1999 | 26 | W |
3 | Salford Reds | SL | A | 23 | 10 | VIEW | |||
25th Aug 1999 | 27 | W |
3 | Castleford Tigers | SL | H | 42 | 14 | 1 | VIEW | ||
30th Aug 1999 | 28 | L |
1 | Gateshead Thunder | SL | H | 32 | 36 | VIEW | |||
5th Sep 1999 | 29 | L |
14 | Wigan Warriors | SL | A | 20 | 28 | VIEW | |||
10th Sep 1999 | 30 | W |
14 | Bradford Bulls | SL | H | 25 | 16 | VIEW | |||
17th Sep 1999 | 31 | W |
14 | Leeds Rhinos | SLQPO | H | 38 | 14 | 1 | VIEW | ||
26th Sep 1999 | 32 | L |
14 | Bradford Bulls | SLQF | A | 4 | 40 | VIEW | |||
3rd Oct 1999 | 33 | W |
11 | Castleford Tigers | SLEF | H | 36 | 6 | VIEW | |||
9th Oct 1999 | 34 | W |
11 | Bradford Bulls | SLGF | N | 8 | 6 | VIEW | |||
9th Jan 2000 | -- | W |
11 | Halifax Blue Sox* | Fr | A | 29 | 26 | VIEW | |||
24th Jan 2000 | 35 | L |
15 | Melbourne Storm | WCC | N | 6 | 44 | VIEW | |||
28th Jan 2000 | -- | L |
11 | Huddersfield-Sheffield Giants* | Fr | H | 10 | 20 | VIEW | |||
13th Feb 2000 | 36 | W |
12 | Swinton Lions | SCCC4 | A | 36 | 22 | VIEW | |||
26th Feb 2000 | 37 | L |
16 | Leeds Rhinos | SCCC5 | A | 20 | 26 | VIEW | |||
3rd Mar 2000 | 38 | L |
15 | Bradford Bulls | SL | H | 10 | 32 | VIEW | |||
17th Mar 2000 | 39 | W |
12 | Hull Sharks | SL | A | 28 | 20 | VIEW | |||
2nd Apr 2000 | 40 | W |
12 | Wakefield Trinity | SL | H | 29 | 22 | VIEW | |||
7th Apr 2000 | 41 | W |
12 | Leeds Rhinos | SL | A | 42 | 14 | VIEW | |||
16th Apr 2000 | 42 | W |
12 | Halifax Blue Sox | SL | H | 52 | 20 | VIEW | |||
21st Apr 2000 | 43 | W |
12 | Wigan Warriors | SL | H | 38 | 14 | VIEW | |||
24th Apr 2000 | 44 | W |
12 | Warrington Wolves | SL | A | 47 | 34 | 1 | VIEW | ||
1st May 2000 | 45 | W |
12 | Huddersfield-Sheffield Giants | SL | H | 50 | 30 | VIEW | |||
7th May 2000 | 46 | W |
12 | Castleford Tigers | SL | A | 32 | 22 | VIEW | |||
12th May 2000 | 47 | W |
12 | London Broncos | SL | A | 26 | 20 | VIEW | |||
21st May 2000 | 48 | W |
12 | Salford Reds | SL | H | 46 | 22 | VIEW | |||
28th May 2000 | 49 | W |
12 | Hull Sharks | SL | H | 27 | 14 | VIEW | |||
16th Jul 2000 | 50 | W |
3 | Huddersfield-Sheffield Giants | SL | A | 40 | 24 | 2 | VIEW | ||
21st Jul 2000 | 51 | W |
12 | Castleford Tigers | SL | H | 42 | 18 | VIEW | |||
30th Jul 2000 | 52 | W |
12 | Salford Reds | SL | A | 58 | 4 | 1 | VIEW | ||
6th Aug 2000 | 53 | W |
12 | London Broncos | SL | H | 46 | 12 | 1 | VIEW | ||
13th Aug 2000 | 54 | L |
12 | Wakefield Trinity | SL | A | 16 | 32 | 2 | VIEW | ||
20th Aug 2000 | 55 | W |
12 | Warrington Wolves | SL | H | 58 | 18 | VIEW | |||
27th Aug 2000 | 56 | W |
12 | Salford Reds | SL | H | 50 | 28 | VIEW | |||
1st Sep 2000 | 57 | W |
12 | Leeds Rhinos | SL | A | 35 | 20 | VIEW | |||
9th Sep 2000 | 58 | W |
12 | London Broncos | SL | A | 38 | 12 | 2 | VIEW | ||
15th Sep 2000 | 59 | L |
12 | Wigan Warriors | SL | H | 4 | 42 | VIEW | |||
22nd Sep 2000 | 60 | W |
17 | Bradford Bulls | SLQPO | H | 16 | 11 | VIEW | |||
29th Sep 2000 | 61 | W |
15 | Wigan Warriors | SLQF | A | 54 | 16 | VIEW | |||
14th Oct 2000 | 62 | W |
15 | Wigan Warriors | SLGF | N | 29 | 16 | 1 | VIEW |
*Unofficial Match. **Non Playing Sub. |
WINS : 51 | LOSSES : 13 | DRAWS : |
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