Taniela Tupou - TONGAN THOR | 2020 ᴴᴰ

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  • Опубликовано: 8 фев 2025
  • Taniela Tupou is one of the most dominating players in world rugby. Known as the 'Tongan Thor', Tupou may be one of the best front rowers in the near future.
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  • @nodeartr8134
    @nodeartr8134 4 года назад +49

    One of the best up coming props in the world by far! I would love to see him and genge face off

    • @thomaspetiau2861
      @thomaspetiau2861 4 года назад +3

      I think as a sub tupou has him but for the full 80, genge has the fitness that tupou doesn't. Still what a battle it would be.

    • @that682kid.C
      @that682kid.C 4 года назад +1

      sure is watching him develop over the years can honestly say he'll definitely be one of the best props coming up in the game

    • @clutchxgene8477
      @clutchxgene8477 3 года назад

      @@thomaspetiau2861 Tupou plays 70 minutes most games in super rugby au don't sleep on the mans fittness

    • @newspaper9949
      @newspaper9949 3 года назад

      @@clutchxgene8477 yeh but super rugby au is a completely different fitness standard to test level.

    • @clutchxgene8477
      @clutchxgene8477 3 года назад

      @@newspaper9949 There are not many props that play that much even if it is Super Rugby, and obviously he doesn't need to play that much in international level

  • @garsimmulholland4984
    @garsimmulholland4984 2 года назад +1

    I watched him 5 years ago in school boy rugby..too good then.

  • @nicolasperdrix5617
    @nicolasperdrix5617 3 года назад +28

    2.41 : red card. For me it's a very dangerous tackle. Can we call this a tackle ? Every week, players are injured because of this ! For the rest of the video, he is amazing

    • @jsleezy676
      @jsleezy676 2 года назад +1

      There’s always that one person that tries to find one little thing about a tongan to complain about

    • @johnoneill2986
      @johnoneill2986 2 года назад

      @@jsleezy676 wtf are you talking about? At no point did he mention ethnicity. He was referring to dirty rugby players in general.
      Put your victim card/race card back in your wallet.

  • @SuperMatthewdee
    @SuperMatthewdee 4 года назад +42

    Shame he doesn’t still play for Tonga, imagine how good the Pacific island nations could be if they didn’t loose all their talent to money abroad

    • @ragerancher
      @ragerancher 4 года назад +3

      Have you seen the documentary Oceans Apart: Greed, Betrayal & Pacific Rugby? It's quite eye opening just how bad it is for the pacific islanders. A combination of the old boys club with the tier 1 nations screwing them over and then corruption at home.

    • @SuperMatthewdee
      @SuperMatthewdee 4 года назад

      @@ragerancher I will give it a watch that sounds interesting. I definitely agree that the tier 1 nations fuck them over so badly, it’s unfair.

    • @gvibration1
      @gvibration1 3 года назад +5

      @@SuperMatthewdee It is money. There's no money in Tonga. How do you change that?

    • @SuperMatthewdee
      @SuperMatthewdee 3 года назад +1

      @@gvibration1 Tier 1 nations that do have money should tour the Pacific islands every few years which will pump money into their unions. But there isn’t really a quick fix, looks like the divide will only get bigger

    • @ttfuntt
      @ttfuntt 3 года назад +5

      He wanted to play for the wallabies. His brother lived in australia.

  • @ShutterKnack
    @ShutterKnack 3 года назад +9

    2:20 Was that Messam taking on the Tongan Thor and won?! What a unit Liam Messam!

    • @oliverlyons2221
      @oliverlyons2221 3 года назад +3

      Mate messam was blow back about 5 meters. Would hardly say he won

    • @ShutterKnack
      @ShutterKnack 3 года назад +1

      @@oliverlyons2221 Messam was pushed back but ready for another whilst „the Tongan Thor“ was pushed back losing control, and stepped out. Messam won.

    • @bethannmajella
      @bethannmajella 3 года назад +2

      He would of been layed flat on his ass if it wasn't for his team mate being behind him.

    • @ShutterKnack
      @ShutterKnack 3 года назад +1

      @@bethannmajella watch the clip one more time and get back to me. This time in slow mo.

    • @bethannmajella
      @bethannmajella 3 года назад +1

      @@ShutterKnack Shoulder charge? Clearly he would of fell straight over if it wasn't for his team mate.

  • @diegohaiois9060
    @diegohaiois9060 3 года назад +3

    I’m so proud he came sacred heart college

  • @tomforsterstrengthandcondi9963
    @tomforsterstrengthandcondi9963 4 года назад +5

    Please do a Hunter Paisami Video

  • @ttfuntt
    @ttfuntt 3 года назад +12

    Minor racism going on in the comment section. Just because you're not born in Australia doesn't make you not-Australian.. His dream was to play for the Wallabies. His brother lived in Australia. He became Australian so he could live his dream. True success story. Amazing man.

    • @cococharliematenga4829
      @cococharliematenga4829 3 года назад +1

      he became australian cause nz wouldn't have him. no racism here.

    • @ttfuntt
      @ttfuntt 3 года назад +4

      @@cococharliematenga4829 "Tupou was given a deadline to sign a loyalty agreement to be eligible for the New Zealand Schoolboys team. However, he declined the offer."

  • @underconstruction2.031
    @underconstruction2.031 4 года назад +2

    The future 😍

  • @sidknee4975
    @sidknee4975 3 года назад +2

    Is green and gold Tongan colours?

    • @yourummayscuz8521
      @yourummayscuz8521 3 года назад +2

      Nah it’s Aussie colours. His dream was to play for the Wallabies

    • @bFORCe2003
      @bFORCe2003 3 года назад

      @@yourummayscuz8521 he originally said he wanted to play for the All Blacks but when he was blocked from representing a NZ team when he was at school in NZ he changed his mind to wanting to represent the Wallabies if NZ didnt pick him.

  • @thyslop1737
    @thyslop1737 2 года назад

    Should try his hand as a NFL running back. As a starter would easily pull down 10 million a year, if not more.

  • @bethannmajella
    @bethannmajella 3 года назад +1

    Aussie Aussie Aussie

  • @BlackieTB
    @BlackieTB 4 года назад +5

    6 stood strong there tho

    • @almarieramsauer9964
      @almarieramsauer9964 3 года назад

      Yea but he went in with the shoulder,its hard to bounce someone that is giving shoulder

  • @realMaverickBuckley
    @realMaverickBuckley 3 года назад

    Wait... this Tongan Kiwi is playing for Australia?

  • @vaibhavujagare8512
    @vaibhavujagare8512 3 года назад

    If I am not wrong he is short guy right but it seems like every guy over there is short

  • @vPinguHD
    @vPinguHD 3 года назад +1

    2.20 that’s a lowlight lmfao

    • @williamsomerton7786
      @williamsomerton7786 3 года назад +1

      Tupou hit a full grown man so hard he literally FLEW 3 metres through the air until he was stopped by his teammate behind. That's a highlight.

  • @willturner6362
    @willturner6362 3 года назад

    Umm does he want to come play league plz heard there making a new club soon

  • @elkay283
    @elkay283 4 года назад +5

    Tongan Thor playing for Wallabies 🤔 It's Ironic isn't it.

    • @juggernaut986
      @juggernaut986 4 года назад +14

      It's always been his dream to play for the Wallabies.

    • @ttfuntt
      @ttfuntt 3 года назад +3

      Not very, considering globalisation. Hence why African American isn't ironic.

    • @bethannmajella
      @bethannmajella 3 года назад

      @@ttfuntt well said

  • @tewaewae
    @tewaewae 2 года назад

    stupid nickname. Tonga has it's own legends.

  • @dantespraggs
    @dantespraggs 4 года назад

    GO NFL PLZ, 5 million just to run!

  • @TheNeofierer
    @TheNeofierer 3 года назад

    #10min prop. He can't play 40mins even when split in two. Throw that highlight real but it isn't getting the guy into a championship team.

  • @cestrian5294
    @cestrian5294 3 года назад

    Typical south sea islander ‘tackling ‘. Let’s see him against some big men.