Toni Pulu

Toni Pulu

Personal information
Full name	Toni Naufahu Pulu
Nickname	Fastdog
Born	28 November 1989 Los Angeles, United States
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	96 kg (15 st 2 lb)
Club information
Playing position	Wing
Current club	Counties Manukau / Chiefs
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Pts)^†
2012−	Counties Manukau	33	(30)
2016−	Chiefs	3	(10)
* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 2 April 2016. † Appearances (Points).

Sevens national teams
Years	Club / team		Comps
2009–2011	Niue		3

Toni Naufahu Pulu (born 28 November 1989) is an American-born, rugby union player who currently plays as a winger for Counties Manukau in the ITM Cup.^[1][2][3] In 2011 he played for Niue at the Gold Coast 7s.

Career

Pulu began his professional career in New Zealand playing for the Counties Manukau Steelers in the 2012 ITM Cup. He immediately became a regular starter on the wing for the men from Pukekohe and his impressive performances helped them become established in the ITM Cup Premiership Division.

2015

The Chiefs named him in their Wider Training Group for the 2015 Super Rugby season.^[4][5]

2016

Still in the Wider Training Group, Pulu made his debut for the Chiefs in the 53-10 win over the Western Force at FMG Stadium Waikato on 27 March 2016. Part of a very inexperienced bench for this game, Pulu was called in due to the number of injuries the Chiefs had received in the 2016 season. He scored a try in this appearance.

References

1. "Toni Pulu Counties Manukau Steelers Player Profile". Steelers Rugby. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
2. "Toni Pulu itsrugby.co.uk Player Statistics". itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
3. "Toni Pulu ESPN Scrum Player Profile". ESPN Scrum. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
4. "Chiefs 2015 Squad Naming" (PDF). All Blacks.com. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
5. "Chiefs announce full squad". Chiefs rugby. 29 October 2014. Retrieved 9 December 2014.