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Daniel Foster (rugby league)

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Daniel Foster
Personal information
Born (1993-04-20) 20 April 1993 (age 31)
Maitland, New South Wales, Australia
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight93 kg (14 st 9 lb)
Playing information
PositionHalfback, Five-eighth, Hooker
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2013–15 Tonga 6 1 0 1 4
Source: [1][2]

Daniel Foster, also known by the nickname of "Fozzie", is an Australia-born Tonga international rugby league footballer who plays for the Easts Tigers in the Queensland Cup.

Background

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Born in Maitland, New South Wales, Australia, Foster is of Tongan descent through his mother.[3]

Playing career

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He played his junior rugby league for the Western Suburbs Rosellas before being signed by the Newcastle Knights. Foster played for the Penrith Panthers' NYC team in 2012 and 2013,[4] captaining the team in their 42-30 Grand Final win over the New Zealand Warriors on 6 October 2013.[5] He played for the Panthers' NSW Cup side in 2014 and 2015. On 26 October 2015, Foster signed a two-year deal with the Easts Tigers,[6] a feeder club to the Melbourne Storm.

Representative career

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Foster made his international debut for Tonga on 20 April 2013 in their Pacific Rugby League match against Samoa. He was a member of Tonga's 2013 World Cup campaign,[7] playing in all three of their group stage matches. Foster scored a try in Tonga's 16–0 win over Italy.

Foster was named in Tonga's team to face Papua New Guinea in a one-off match on 19 October 2014.[8] On 18 October 2015, he played in Tonga's 2017 World Cup qualifying match against the Cook Islands. He was the only Tongan player selected without any prior NRL experience.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Daniel Foster". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Daniel Foster". penrithpanthers.com.au. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012.
  3. ^ a b Brady, Jack (18 October 2015). "Tonga's Foster repays the faith". NRL.com. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  4. ^ Keeble, Brett (19 September 2012). "Former Knights find a home at Panthers". Newcastle Herald. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
  5. ^ Carayannis, Michael (6 October 2013). "Penrith Panthers defeat NZ Warriors in Holden Cup". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  6. ^ "Easts Tigers welcome Foster". QRL.com.au. 26 October 2015. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  7. ^ Madame H (8 October 2013). "Tonga's World Cup Squad". Triple M. Archived from the original on 28 September 2015. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  8. ^ Luca, Rocco (16 October 2014). "PNG & Tonga Squads Named For Test Match". Rugby League Week. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
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