He has played for the Brisbane Broncos, Wests Tigers, and had club rugby stints in England and Ireland.
All up, Vodafone Fiji Bati centre Lote Tuqiri has worn 12 different jerseys as football’s ultimate journeyman, picking up honors from Rugby World Cup final, NRL grand finals, State of Origin and Super 14 finals.
It has not been all glitz and glamour along his 17-year trip across the sporting landscape.
Less than six months ago Tuqiri was playing in front of 100 or so fans for North Sydney in the NSW Cup.
Before that he got a taste of Sydney club rugby with West Harbour in the Shute Shield.
The 35-year-old from Namatakula Village in Nadroga is back on the grand stage as a rejuvenated wing for South Sydney Rabitohs in Sunday night’s NRL grand final against Canterbury Bulldogs.
In an interview with Australia’s Daily Telegraph, Tuqiri said it will be a wonderful moment in his funny old journey.
Big, fast and strong, Tuqiri will be remembered as one of the finest wings of the modern era despite spells in two different codes around the world.
The Rabitohs will face the Bulldogs at 8.40pm this Sunday.
Source: dailytelegraph.com
