Hes my favorite Qld Red my favorite Wallaby hands down. Very very unique prop forward. Best forward Australia has produced in the last 25 years as far as im Concerned.
@@5OYE5 Good genetics still need polishing. There a tonne of massive Islanders with genetic walking around in the hood bigger than this guy. But they aren't training like this guy. That's the key. Their kids at schools in NZ bigger than thus guy. But will they be him. Ability ain’t the issue, commitment is.
Totally agree big man ! The strongest carrier as a prop at the moment ! The only problem in my opinion would be his work rate in defence, but that is just my opinion !
Nope! That's reserved for Irealnds Tadgh Furlong. World's best at the mo. Just loves to sit the ABs down or bump them and crush Australia's (cough) scrum
@@countycricklewood mate I have just watched him!Yes he is a top class too.I equal him with Taniela Tupou though!Would be nice if the play in the same comp
@malmotu motu - Tadhg Furlong would absolutely destroy Tupou in the Scrum best tighthead prop in the world. Historically Australia have had an average set piece since the great Wallaby sides of the 90's and early 2000's. In the Northern hemisphere we have a saying (No Scrum No Win)
I thought that Thor lives in Byron Bay, but the real thro is from Tonga 🇹🇴, he plays for Queensland reds, and the Wallabies rugby team international team were we come from he is Toa, Maui, demigod of the Pacific, the man of strength and power Keep up the good work Taniela Ofa atu from the Cook island 🏝 Toa
Alright mate he's a monster for sure like pretty normal for a Pacific Islander I'd say. He also tackles like normal for a Pacific player, one of the clips there shoulder pretty close to the neck area. Looking forward to seeing him on the international stage 👍
He's got crazy pace and a cracking step for a fella that big tho, he's a special unit - you don't get many guys at 135kg with a half decent 100m! He's been great for AUS - vs NZ he flattened a couple All Blacks in one of the clips. He's got a but of a short fuse though, if he can control that he'll be one of the biggest ball carrying threats in World Rugby
Andrew Sheridan was around 270lbs but had a bench press best of 225kg and was heading upwards. However he was told to stop lifting seriously in order to develop as a rugby player. Bob Dwyer rated him the strongest player he had ever known. The Aussie possibly agreed!😁🤣
The big Fair skinned Maori Prop Carl Hayman destroyed the Lions Front row who had been talking up there strongman prop Sheridan...... Like The late great Colin Meads said about English forwards "too much sweatbands and not enough sweat!" 😂😂😂
@@sonnyblack6121 Meads was a great rugby player and hard man and, back in his day, England certainly had a soft centre...just ask any Welshman of vintage! However, I wonder whether he still thought that when 6 Englishmen repelled 8 All Blacks in a defensive scrum in Englands 2002 victory in New Zealand or in the 2019 WC Semi when the English pack completely overwhelmed the AB 's? Truth is, England and NZ are never weak up front and the former have often been accused of being boring in winning through forward dominance alone. As for Sheriden and Hayman? Neither ever destroyed the other. Hayman described facing Sheridan as 'interesting' which in prop speak is a huge compliment and the respect was certainly reciprocated. The great thing was watching them prop the Toulon side to Euro greatness a few years back. Possibly the most formiidable loose/tight combination ever to step on to a rugby pitch..
@@richarddiver1562 yeah well we have to let them win one every now and then 😂 ok hayman might not have destroyed them but he definitely put them in their place.
Believe it or not but Jordie Barrett the beanpole Smashed him 1 on 1 and Tupou had a massive run up as well. Couldn't find two people that were more physically different if you tried.
@@RugbyEverest Not sure but it was a Reds vs Hurricanes game about 2019, Barrett's very lean but he's also 6'5/6'6 and 100+kgs of lean farmer boy toughness lol
I think you got heights mixed up. 180cm is is about 5,11ft not 5,9. As 6ft is 183cm. Also taniela is 175cm that makes him 5,9 not 5,7. On cm to ft calculators they will show you 175cm is 5.74 feet but that scale only goes up to 10 when feet goes up to 12. so as it’s 5.74 we have to calculate 74% of 12 which is 8.88 which rounded up is 9. So he is 5,9 not 5,7. Same thing with 180cm on calculators it comes up as 180cm is 5.9feet. But as it’s a scale only to 10 we have to go what’s 90% of 12 which is 10.8 which rounded up is 11. So he is 5ft11in
Hey man ! Thanks a lot to have taken the time to write this comment! I really appreciate it ! You are totally right, the converter I used was wrong and as I usually only deal with cm, I did not realise that I was wrong !
No hay que ir al choque si no que hay que ir en velocidad de costado para luego tacklearle de la cintura hacia abajo, tiene que hacerlo uno de 100kg para arriba.
aussie need him more than nz, plays excellent footy when he plays against fellow aussie teams and at times looks unstoppable looked average during trans tasman barely making an impact teams are prepared for him and just bring him down and strip that ball at the ruck and counter especially nz teams imo nz can make him a better player he could be a better version of asafo aumua australia the ones burning his potential
As an American I have to be humble and admit that I had to google and see if he is Rugby League or Union.... How do you identify instantly the actual sport from the video? I am asking for educational purposes... Google gave me the answer, but I am interested in an answer like "Oh it was obviously union because...."
@@juggernaut986 no it wasnt. He wanted to play for NZ but he couldn't because he hadnt satisfied the NZRU rules for playing for their teams so he jumped ship and went to OZ. www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/schoolboy-tongan-thor-eyes-australia/UBH2KZ52AIQ2KOMMP47FXBQXWU/
@@juggernaut986 He only wanted to play for Australia after NZ wouldn't let him play for the NZ teams. He wanted them to change their eligibility rules to allow him but they didnt, so he left for Australia and it was only then that he said he wanted to play for OZ....before that it was NZ.
Based on what? Does a few good runs and that makes him a good player hahaha There’s a reason Tonga & Samoa lose to teams like Romania, Georgia & Italy. Polynesians have 0 work rate and can’t defend multiple phases
@@MDH16477 forget the runs an line breaks.... I'm looking at the qualities of front rower.... 💯His speed, agility, and power just then make him a cut above the rest... Just have a look at his stats as a front rower and compare them with any other tighthead front rower. You'll be amazed. His pace, and agility then just makes him even more impressive as a player cause no other prop can go up against this lad in that field... 😂‼️
Guys Tupou is just in a league of his own as a prop... Dude playes like a backline player and yet he's not... If you want him to be a proper front rower, he will... If you want him to be like back, best believe, HE WILL DELIVER 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾😂😂😂
He still needs to work on his fitness around the field and work ethic . In Nz we don’t take shortcuts . Biggest mistake he made in his career was leaving NZ
@@kingz6649 Crushed? Get of the drugs mate Tuilangi’s were good during their time. They are “has beens” now. No longer relevant apart from the young fellar.
Hey sir Henry not nice of you to bag the Wallabies! We didn't bag you and the all blacks when you lost to lowly France in a few times in world cup semis 😭😭😭😭😭😭
Different code but he wouldnt have got past Alfie Langer or Gary Freeman, BOTH of then are little half backs, and BOTH of them bring down giants, Jonah Lomu wouldnt have bettered them for long either, the get you around the least muscular part of the tackling area, the ANKLES as you go past. End of Run, everytime.
Who should I be doing next ?
Do Tadh Furlong,the guy above mentioned
We never heard of Tadh Furlong
Laumape
Not putting that "subscribe" pop-up at the bottom of the screen that hides 10 seconds of action
tevita tatafu
I love how we got stats on some of the players he is smashing, quite unique to other rugby videos
Cheers man ! Really appreciate that ! Just trying to show that he is moving some pretty big guys fairly easily hahaha
@@RugbyEverest nice work bro
@@RugbyEverest defs great effort🔥💪. Imagine trying to tackle him😭😂 he'd run my shoulder off
He's got that Sione Lauaki (R.I.P) fend, sheesh.
This guy is amazing! I don't know shit about rugby, but I love these videos!
Hes my favorite Qld Red my favorite Wallaby hands down. Very very unique prop forward. Best forward Australia has produced in the last 25 years as far as im
Concerned.
dont know about that
Product of Tonga and played most of his rugby in Nz until he went viral, that's when Aus made him an offer. So I wouldnt say Aus produced him...
I think his mom produced him. You can't coach being a genetic freak.
Nz let him thru there fingers, stupid
@@5OYE5 Good genetics still need polishing. There a tonne of massive Islanders with genetic walking around in the hood bigger than this guy. But they aren't training like this guy. That's the key. Their kids at schools in NZ bigger than thus guy. But will they be him. Ability ain’t the issue, commitment is.
He is a freak!There is just no props that stands out like this guy!
Totally agree big man ! The strongest carrier as a prop at the moment ! The only problem in my opinion would be his work rate in defence, but that is just my opinion !
Nope! That's reserved for Irealnds Tadgh Furlong. World's best at the mo. Just loves to sit the ABs down or bump them and crush Australia's (cough) scrum
@@countycricklewood sorry mate we never heard of that guy in NZ,Aus or South Africa
@@countycricklewood mate I have just watched him!Yes he is a top class too.I equal him with Taniela Tupou though!Would be nice if the play in the same comp
@malmotu motu - Tadhg Furlong would absolutely destroy Tupou in the Scrum best tighthead prop in the world.
Historically Australia have had an average set piece since the great Wallaby sides of the 90's and early 2000's.
In the Northern hemisphere we have a saying (No Scrum No Win)
Benches 200 kg and can do the splits. He should do wrestling and taekwondo for 5 years and abit of boxing for defence and he'd be a good MMA fighter 💯
I’m shook after seeing him do the splits 😐
Duuuuude would love to see him in a fight ! Never thought of that !
He'd be a great representer of rugby in the world of MMA, his stamina and durability will be unmatched.
@@tyronebiggums3853 omg its tyrone. Want some coke?
@@sitiveniweleilakeba7359 shit yeah ..only if it’s free 👀
Also to bring to point, this guy is young, his future is massive
Went to school with this guy.. im telling you he is actually quick on his feet
What school was it? please.
@@juliaortizmolina7111 Sacred Heart College
@@leongfys Auckland?
@@juliaortizmolina7111 Yup
Would love to see him in the NRL. Hes like the bigger version fui moimoi
Mannn imagine him playing prop in the nrl, big hits all day 😍
TONGAAAAAAA!!!!!!! 🇹🇴🇹🇴🇹🇴🇹🇴🇹🇴
Just a quick note, 180cm is 5.9ft, but about 5 feet 10 inches
@Shot Uce Yes, it is. However, there is a difference between 5.9ft and 5ft 9inches.
It’s 5.11
We need to sign this toko to the raiders
Doh! And that should have read ‘The Aussie front row possibly agreed’!
Who would have ever thought that a heavier guy moving at speed could move a lighter stationary guy, literally bends the laws of physics
Holy shit! Scary dude !
Better to watch him play on TV than to play against him haha
This man is no monster. Wyatt Crocket yeah that's the monster.
Yes mate ! An amazing player indeed ! But genetically not as gifted as Tupou ! Could definitely make a video on him tho !
What are you talking about? Taniela is twice as powerful as Crockett
@@josephtdi8764 quicker maybe and not the smartest prop going round. He can’t make up his mind whether he’s a prop or a winger.
Never seen wyatt fend like that nor, run over people at will. Wyatt is a snail mate lol
That’s a funny joke bro
Who's the best football player
Very nice video
Thanks man ! Much appreciated !
That front split
I could not believe it when I saw the video !
Would love to see him in nfl.
That would be crazy !
Man if this dude had a bit more speed he would be unstoppable his talent is unreal
Definitely man ! He is a crazy human being ! Would doubt that he could get faster tho
200kg bench is just ridiculous 😂
I am sure he had room for more hahah but yes it is just crazy !
Nah it’s not ridiculous.. what’s ridiculous is having a 200kg bench and being able to do the splits 😵 what a freak
1.28 is a lowlight if anything, Messam held his ground and caused him to step out on their own 22 lmfao
That was impressive yeah now I think about it Messam would have been good at the Warriors with Jerome Ropati in the Center
It's more of how far he went back after the collision. Got sent flying backwards
Full Respect to our Tongan cousin , sole I would not want to be on the opposite side of this guy haha
Jesus he can do the splits at his size. Freak
Good on u Tupou and all the best to u
I thought that Thor lives in Byron Bay, but the real thro is from Tonga 🇹🇴, he plays for Queensland reds, and the Wallabies rugby team international team were we come from he is Toa, Maui, demigod of the Pacific, the man of strength and power
Keep up the good work Taniela
Ofa atu from the Cook island 🏝 Toa
Alright mate he's a monster for sure like pretty normal for a Pacific Islander I'd say. He also tackles like normal for a Pacific player, one of the clips there shoulder pretty close to the neck area. Looking forward to seeing him on the international stage 👍
He's got crazy pace and a cracking step for a fella that big tho, he's a special unit - you don't get many guys at 135kg with a half decent 100m! He's been great for AUS - vs NZ he flattened a couple All Blacks in one of the clips. He's got a but of a short fuse though, if he can control that he'll be one of the biggest ball carrying threats in World Rugby
Yes but most of them don't have the mindset
He has...
Your all wrong its just Aussie hype and shit teams he plays that makes him look good...
Andrew Sheridan was around 270lbs but had a bench press best of 225kg and was heading upwards. However he was told to stop lifting seriously in order to develop as a rugby player. Bob Dwyer rated him the strongest player he had ever known. The Aussie possibly agreed!😁🤣
Hahahah that's crazy man !
The big Fair skinned Maori Prop Carl Hayman destroyed the Lions Front row who had been talking up there strongman prop Sheridan...... Like The late great Colin Meads said about English forwards "too much sweatbands and not enough sweat!" 😂😂😂
@@sonnyblack6121 Meads was a great rugby player and hard man and, back in his day, England certainly had a soft centre...just ask any Welshman of vintage! However, I wonder whether he still thought that when 6 Englishmen repelled 8 All Blacks in a defensive scrum in Englands 2002 victory in New Zealand or in the 2019 WC Semi when the English pack completely overwhelmed the AB 's? Truth is, England and NZ are never weak up front and the former have often been accused of being boring in winning through forward dominance alone.
As for Sheriden and Hayman? Neither ever destroyed the other. Hayman described facing Sheridan as 'interesting' which in prop speak is a huge compliment and the respect was certainly reciprocated. The great thing was watching them prop the Toulon side to Euro greatness a few years back. Possibly the most formiidable loose/tight combination ever to step on to a rugby pitch..
@@richarddiver1562 yeah well we have to let them win one every now and then 😂 ok hayman might not have destroyed them but he definitely put them in their place.
Hayman was a good scrimmager....being the strongest player doesnt necessarily make you good in the scrums.
Believe it or not but Jordie Barrett the beanpole Smashed him 1 on 1 and Tupou had a massive run up as well. Couldn't find two people that were more physically different if you tried.
Duuude i did not see that, is there any clip of this please ?
@@RugbyEverest Not sure but it was a Reds vs Hurricanes game about 2019, Barrett's very lean but he's also 6'5/6'6 and 100+kgs of lean farmer boy toughness lol
@@sonnyblack6121 stop lying bruh 😆 😆 😆 😆 😆 😆 😆 😆 😆 😆 😆
I wanna see the clip ! 😆
@@Lyricistnz I don't care if you believe me 😂😂😂
Best and got tackled by the highlanders half back in pretty sure
I think you got heights mixed up. 180cm is is about 5,11ft not 5,9. As 6ft is 183cm. Also taniela is 175cm that makes him 5,9 not 5,7. On cm to ft calculators they will show you 175cm is 5.74 feet but that scale only goes up to 10 when feet goes up to 12. so as it’s 5.74 we have to calculate 74% of 12 which is 8.88 which rounded up is 9. So he is 5,9 not 5,7.
Same thing with 180cm on calculators it comes up as 180cm is 5.9feet. But as it’s a scale only to 10 we have to go what’s 90% of 12 which is 10.8 which rounded up is 11. So he is 5ft11in
Hey man ! Thanks a lot to have taken the time to write this comment! I really appreciate it !
You are totally right, the converter I used was wrong and as I usually only deal with cm, I did not realise that I was wrong !
Yes Tupou is 175cm
islanders just built different.
Id love to see some of these big union boys have a crack at rugby league
That's what I was thinking how would he do in Rugby League? His style of play seems suited to rugby league
He would totally look like a small kid when he meet Tuisova and Nayaravoro in collision
Taniela Tupou
Great video! Sorry to point out but he’s actually 1m78 (5ft10) you also got a a lot of your measurements for players wrong! He’s not that short haha
I've met Tupou he's 175cm.
@@PurpleWatchtowerhow did he look like in réal life ? 175cm for 130kg is insane
He’s 1m75(5ft7) ?? That’s funny I’m 1m73 but 5ft8. Whatcha on bro?
Tupou absolute Beast!
Someone coach him to carry the ball on his non contact side…………. Please! 😎
No one tells him what to do
Old whitey always got something to say
I’m glad he’s a qlnder
He has lot of potential we will see how he goes against nz & sa Argentina props who are 140 kg average good scrumers ?
Hes been playing against these teams for ages and holds his own last year he was good
@@timmado8441 you must be either related or blind...lol I
Did you watch red's vs crusaders trans Tasman he was one of better props in a losing team
Pure Horse Power hahah malie tokoua
where were the clips of him driving scrums for penalties?
Didnt he play for sacred heart college
MACHINE
Did I see it right? 5'7 and 286lbs.? How that happen?
No hay que ir al choque si no que hay que ir en velocidad de costado para luego tacklearle de la cintura hacia abajo, tiene que hacerlo uno de 100kg para arriba.
"he knows he's coaches by Brad Thorne" 😆 😆 😆 😆 😆
He's a beast wish he was a all black tho hahaha
Hahaha would definitely be a plus !
The union forwards can get NFL huge because of the stop start nature of the sport and the fact none play 80mins due to replacements.
I'm glad he went to Australia. New Zealand rugby would've wasted his talent by over coaching.
aussie need him more than nz, plays excellent footy when he plays against fellow aussie teams and at times looks unstoppable looked average during trans tasman barely making an impact teams are prepared for him and just bring him down and strip that ball at the ruck and counter especially nz teams imo nz can make him a better player he could be a better version of asafo aumua australia the ones burning his potential
NZ's the best at Utilising talent matey
Tonga power
Pacific Islanders are the most powerful !
Would like to see him and Aaron Donald from the nfl go at it
💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪
As an American I have to be humble and admit that I had to google and see if he is Rugby League or Union.... How do you identify instantly the actual sport from the video? I am asking for educational purposes... Google gave me the answer, but I am interested in an answer like "Oh it was obviously union because...."
Since when is 1.8m only 5ft9?
Thanks for telling me my mistake ! I used a bad conversion website... 1.8m is between 5ft10 and 5ft11 you are right !
It’s 5.11 on the dot
Do hunter pasaimi
If I find enough footages of him I could definitely do it !
they should let him play the rhino from spiderman
Why didn't he make a nz team?
His dream was always to represent Australia.
@@juggernaut986 no it wasnt. He wanted to play for NZ but he couldn't because he hadnt satisfied the NZRU rules for playing for their teams so he jumped ship and went to OZ.
www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/schoolboy-tongan-thor-eyes-australia/UBH2KZ52AIQ2KOMMP47FXBQXWU/
@@bFORCe2003 Yes it was. Quick google search will tell you that.
It was always his childhood dream. Check out the interview with his brother Criff. They both grew up supporting the Wallabies.
@@juggernaut986 He only wanted to play for Australia after NZ wouldn't let him play for the NZ teams. He wanted them to change their eligibility rules to allow him but they didnt, so he left for Australia and it was only then that he said he wanted to play for OZ....before that it was NZ.
But but could he tackle Jonah!?
yes
bruh 180cm is 5ft11 not 5ft9. It is 5.9 feet - so all the more glory to nela
A human bull.
Without a doubt, he is currently the best tighthead prop... 😤‼️
No he's not...lol
Based on what? Does a few good runs and that makes him a good player hahaha There’s a reason Tonga & Samoa lose to teams like Romania, Georgia & Italy. Polynesians have 0 work rate and can’t defend multiple phases
@@brucefale6132 then who is? 👀 I would love to know a tighthead that can compete with Tupou
@@MDH16477 forget the runs an line breaks.... I'm looking at the qualities of front rower.... 💯His speed, agility, and power just then make him a cut above the rest... Just have a look at his stats as a front rower and compare them with any other tighthead front rower. You'll be amazed. His pace, and agility then just makes him even more impressive as a player cause no other prop can go up against this lad in that field... 😂‼️
Guys Tupou is just in a league of his own as a prop... Dude playes like a backline player and yet he's not... If you want him to be a proper front rower, he will... If you want him to be like back, best believe, HE WILL DELIVER 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾😂😂😂
He must be embarrassed to wear shorts with skinny legs like that.
The dude is always skipping leg day, such a shame...
@@RugbyEverest 😂😂
Marika korribette
Kefe ufa
Sole go eat some kaemaile hes obviously better than you🤣🤣🤣
KOMO ufa koikiki ou LAKU faga lou guku IA MASAE lua
Wow 5 ft 7 very short
He's 5foot 9
He still needs to work on his fitness around the field and work ethic . In Nz we don’t take shortcuts . Biggest mistake he made in his career was leaving NZ
ahhhhhffarrrkkkupppp
these metric to imperial conversions are all off
1.75 ain’t 5’7 nor is 1.80 5’9.
Hey mate ! Yes I realised I made a mistake when switching metres in feet !
@@RugbyEverest all good bud, great vid tho!
Iv met him hes 175m at best...
NFL's?
Tameifuna is more of a monster.
He is definitely a beast !
Hahahaha 🤣😹🤣 let him come try that in South Africa again the Springboks
ight yous are soft
@@Jay2gzzly my guy keep dreaming...We are the World Champs for a reason 😂
He would get rekt
the cm's to feet conversions are all wrong.
I mean, hes a good player, but he will never beat the genetics race, cause the Tuilangi brothers have already won it
What the hell you on about. This lad has the same DNA makeup as those fellars mate. What a irrelevant comment to make.
I guess if you put it that way then tuilangi bros ain't the winners either. The great Jonah lomu is.
@@chrismoore428 True true true. He will always be the King of Rugby, but Ig the Tuilangi brothers are the prince
@@greylynn-snakevenom113glc7 Ahh buddy, are you all goods. The Tongan Thor would get crushed by any of the Tuilangi brothers
@@kingz6649 Crushed? Get of the drugs mate Tuilangi’s were good during their time. They are “has beens” now. No longer relevant apart from the young fellar.
Any footage of him doing his core job? Scrumming?
mmmmm...??? nope.
I did not find any footages of that ! But if you have some I would love to see it
Any footage of you playing rugby?
@@dadddyyunnnnce4444 There were no cameras at Wesley College that day when I got run over by this other Tongan dude bro. I think his name was Jonah.
He is 5ft 10 not 5ft 7.
5' 9 actually
Hey sir Henry not nice of you to bag the Wallabies! We didn't bag you and the all blacks when you lost to lowly France in a few times in world cup semis 😭😭😭😭😭😭
Different code but he wouldnt have got past Alfie Langer or Gary Freeman, BOTH of then are little half backs, and BOTH of them bring down giants, Jonah Lomu wouldnt have bettered them for long either, the get you around the least muscular part of the tackling area, the ANKLES as you go past. End of Run, everytime.
Wasn't unstoppable against the NZ super rugby teams 😂😂
This guy is a bully
Leah go taniela
175cm is not 5ft 7.
Yes, you are right ! It is close to 5ft9. The unit convertor I used for the video was wrong !
Yessir ! Crazy that he made it to the lions !
180cm isnt 5'9 man
Thanks for the comment ! I messed up on that one yes !
Too bad hes playing for the Aussies and getting his ass handed to him every week🤭
except for tonight
He’s earned the nickname “crowbar” cause that’s what you need to get the ball off of him, mans a ball hog.
Fuck he eats The ABs tho
😄
@@jormundgandr88 wat? eats their lunch u mean
He looks slow though.
Hmmm seems to play quite illegal
Nope 😂
WhTt...no way he's 5'7