Tauʻalupe Liku

Tauʻalupe Oko Liku ("Tau") is a Tongan former professional rugby league footballer who represented Tonga at the 1995 World Cup.

Tauʻalupe Liku
Personal information
Full nameTauʻalupe Oko Liku
Born (1971-02-21) 21 February 1971
Tonga
Playing information
PositionProp, Second-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1994–99 Leigh Centurions 121 27 0 0 108
1999–00 Workington Town
2001–04 Barrow Raiders
2005 Swinton Lions
Total 121 27 0 0 108
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1995 Tonga 1 1 0 0 4
Source: [1]

Tau Liku came over to England in 1994 to play for Leigh Centurions (Heritage № 1073) and became one of three overseas players to make over 100 appearances for the Centurions. In 1995, Liku went on to represent Tonga in their very first Rugby League World Cup appearance and scored in that World Cup vs. Papua New Guinea. He enjoyed stints for Cumbrian sides Workington Town and Barrow Raiders before returning to play for Swinton Lions. In 2005, due to family reasons, Liku retired from rugby league. He resides still in Leigh with his wife and two children.[2]

References

  1. RLP
  2. Tonga give New Zealand a fright Warrington Guardian, 20 October 2007
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