Bert Tabuai (born 9 February 1974) is an Australian former rugby league footballer best known for his brief time playing for the North Queensland Cowboys.Bert Tabuai: Career Stats & Statistics, Rugby League Project website. Accessed 11 July 2017.
Playing career In 1995, Tabuai played for the Canberra Raiders U21s which won the NSWRL Presidents Cup Championship and was coached by current Melbourne Storm- Craig Bellamy which is equivalent to the current NRL U20s competition. Tabuai made his first-grade debut in 1996 against the North Queensland Cowboys coming off the Bench winning 66-10. Tabuai played 2 first grade games with the Canberra Raiders. https://web.archive.org/web/20171208204606/http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/bert-tubuai/summary.html
Tabuai played ten games for the Townsville-based North Queensland Cowboys commencing in their third season when they competed in the Super League competition in 1997.
Tabuai continued playing for the Cowboys in the following season when they competed in the inaugural season of the newly formed National Rugby League competition.
Tabuai played in the Centre, Second Row and Lock positions.Bert Tabuai: Club Career positions, Rugby League Project website. Accessed 11 July 2017. Tabuai scored one try for the Cowboys, after coming off the bench in the Round 16 match against the Illawarra Steelers at Wollongong Showground on 28 June 1998.Summary: NRL 1998, Round 16, Illawarra Steelers 24 def. North Queensland Cowboys 18 Rugby League Project website. Accessed 11 July 2017.
Prior to playing professional rugby league, Tabuai lived in Rockhampton and attended North Rockhampton State High School.The future of rugby league in more focus with school subject , The Morning Bulletin, 22 March 2013. Retrieved 11 July 2017. Tabuai also played six games for the Rockhampton's QRL team, the Central Queensland Capras.Player History, Central Queensland Capras website. Accessed 11 July 2017.
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