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Full name | Franklin Pele Poutasi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Auckland, New Zealand | 18 December 2000|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 20 st 11 lb (132 kg)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Prop | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [2] As of 16 May 2024 |
Franklin Pele (born 18 December 2000) is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who plays as a prop for York Knights in the RFL Championship, on short-term loan from Hull F.C. in the Super League.
He previously played for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the NRL.
Pele was born in Auckland, New Zealand, and is of Samoan descent.[3] When Franklin was the age of seven, his family moved from South Auckland to settle in Sydney, Australia.[3][4]
He played junior rugby league for the Otahuhu Leopards in Auckland,[5] and St Patrick's Sutherland and the Gymea Gorillas in Sydney.[citation needed]
He attended Endeavour Sports High School and played for the Australian Schoolboys in 2018.[6]
In round 12 of the 2021 NRL season, Pele made his debut for Cronulla-Sutherland against the Gold Coast.[4][7] He was later sidelined for 9-12 weeks after undergoing surgery for an injury sustained in a reserve grade game, effectively ending his debut season.[8]
In 2023, Pele joined Canterbury. He made his club debut in round 1 of the 2023 NRL season against Manly at Brookvale Oval. Pele made a total of six appearances for the club. On 6 September 2023, Pele signed a two-year deal with English side Hull FC.[9]
In round 1 of the 2024 Super League season, Pele made his club debut for Hull F.C. (Heritage № 1192) against arch-rivals Hull Kingston Rovers but was sent off in the 39th minute for a deliberate high tackle.[10] On 20 February 2024, Pele was suspended for three matches in relation to the tackle and fined £750.[11] In round 5 of the 2024 Super League season, Pele was given a yellow card for a dangerous high tackle during the Hull's 54-4 defeat against Leigh. Pele was later suspended for one game.[12]
On 16 May 2024 it was reported that he had signed for York RLFC in the RFL Championship on loan.[13]
Season | Team | Matches | T | G | GK % | F/G | Pts |
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2021 | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
Career totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |