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'''Liam Mark Fulton''' (born [[8 August]], [[1984]] in [[Westmead, New South Wales]]) is an [[Australia]]n professional [[rugby league]] player for the [[Wests Tigers]] in the [[National Rugby League]] (NRL) competition. His position of choice is at [[Rugby League positions#Loose forward|lock]]. |
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'''Vilimoni Delasau Waqatabu''' (born [[12 July]] [[1977]] in [[Sorokaba]], [[Ba Town|Ba]] [[Fiji]]) is a [[Fiji]]an [[rugby union]] footballer. He plays as a [[Rugby union positions#14. and 11. Wing|wing]]. His nickname is '''Delz'''. |
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While attending Westfields Sports High School, Fulton played for the [[Australia national schoolboys rugby league team|Australian Schoolboys team]] in 2002.<ref>{{cite web |title=SportingPulse Homepage for Australian Secondary Schools Rugby League |url=http://www.sportingpulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=7-2130-0-0-0&sID=26424 |accessdate=2008-10-10 | publisher=''SportingPulse''}}</ref> |
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Delasau is 6 feet 3 inches (190.5cm) tall and weighs 199 pounds (90.3kg). He grew up in the [[Ba Town|Town of Ba]] and he played for [[Lautoka]] in the National Provincial Rugby Tournament in [[Fiji]]. He was picked to represent [[Fiji]] in the [[Rugby Sevens]]. He scored 85 tries for Fiji. He then went to [[Japan]] and played there for two years before going to France and playing for the [[Mont-de-Marsan]] rugby club. After that he returned to Fiji and was chosen to represent the [[Canterbury Rugby Union]] in the [[National Provincial Championship|NPC]]. He was chosen to represent the [[Crusaders (rugby)|Canterbury Crusaders]] in the [[Super 12]] competition and in late 2005 he represented the [[Otago Highlanders]] in the [[Super 14]] competition. After his short stint, he moved to [[France]] to join [[ASM Clermont Auvergne]] where he represented them in the [[Top 14]] and in the [[European Challenge Cup|ECC]] competition before joining his new club [[US Montauban]] after his contract with Clermont expired and he chose not to renew it. He represented [[Fiji national rugby union team|fiji]] in the [[2007 Rugby World Cup]] and was tagged the best [[Rugby union/wing|right winger]] in the competition. |
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Fulton attended [[Westfields Sports High School]] and captained the [[S.G. Ball Cup|S.G. Ball]] team to victory in the Grand Final in 2002 while playing for the [[Western Suburbs Magpies]]. He again tasted [[National Rugby League season 2005#Grand Final|Grand Final success]] in 2005 when the Wests Tigers defeated the [[North Queensland Cowboys]] to win the club's first NRL premiership. This early success in his career was tempered by a serious shoulder injury in the opening game of the 2006 season, which sidelined him for the whole season. |
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=== Career highlights === |
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*''First Grade Debut:'' Round 26, Wests Tigers v [[New Zealand Warriors]] at [[Mt Smart Stadium|Ericsson Stadium]], 6 September |
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*''Premierships:'' 2005 (West Tigers v [[North Queensland Cowboys]]) |
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=== Off the field === |
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Since 2005, Fulton has posed for calendars including the ''[[League Of Their Own 2006]]'', ''Naked Rugby League 2007-08'' and ''[http://sportystuff.com.au/calendar.html ROAR 2008]'' to raise money for the [[Koori]] Kids foundation and the National [[Breast Cancer]] Foundation of Australia. Fulton has also appeared in [[Cosmopolitan (magazine)|Cosmopolitan]] and [[Cleo (magazine)|Cleo]] magazines. {{fact|date=April 2008}} |
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*Test debut: 2000 vs USA in Apia |
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== External links == |
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*21 caps 8 tries (24 games, 11 tries) |
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*[http://www.nrl.com.au/Players/tabid/10390/default.aspx?playerid=55 Liam Fulton at ''NRL.com''] |
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*[http://www.weststigers.com.au/player_profiles.aspx Liam Fulton at ''Wests Tigers''] |
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*[http://rugbyleagueproject.com/players/Liam_Fulton.html Liam Fulton at the ''Rugby League Project''] |
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==See also== |
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{{Wests Tigers squad}} |
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*[[List of sportspeople sanctioned for doping offences]] |
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{{Wests Tigers squad 2005 NRL premiership}} |
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===External links=== |
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Fulton, Liam}} |
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* [http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/36_4571.php?player=5494 Vilimoni Delasau] |
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[[Category:Australian rugby league players]] |
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[[Category:1984 births]] |
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{{Fiji Squad 2007 World Cup}} |
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{{Fiji Squad 2003 World Cup}} |
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Vilimoni Delasau Waqatabu (born 12 July 1977 in Sorokaba, Ba Fiji) is a Fijian rugby union footballer. He plays as a wing. His nickname is Delz.
Delasau is 6 feet 3 inches (190.5cm) tall and weighs 199 pounds (90.3kg). He grew up in the Town of Ba and he played for Lautoka in the National Provincial Rugby Tournament in Fiji. He was picked to represent Fiji in the Rugby Sevens. He scored 85 tries for Fiji. He then went to Japan and played there for two years before going to France and playing for the Mont-de-Marsan rugby club. After that he returned to Fiji and was chosen to represent the Canterbury Rugby Union in the NPC. He was chosen to represent the Canterbury Crusaders in the Super 12 competition and in late 2005 he represented the Otago Highlanders in the Super 14 competition. After his short stint, he moved to France to join ASM Clermont Auvergne where he represented them in the Top 14 and in the ECC competition before joining his new club US Montauban after his contract with Clermont expired and he chose not to renew it. He represented fiji in the 2007 Rugby World Cup and was tagged the best right winger in the competition.
- Test debut: 2000 vs USA in Apia
- 21 caps 8 tries (24 games, 11 tries)
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