Tesi Niu

Fanitesi Niu (born 11 August 2001) is an Australian rugby league footballer. He plays as a er or for the Dolphins in the National Rugby League (NRL). He previously played for the Brisbane Broncos in the NRL as a and in the Tonga national rugby league team.

Background
Niu was born in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. He was educated at Marsden State High School and played his junior rugby league for the Forest Lake Magpies. He is a first cousin of David Fifita.

Niu also represented the 2018 Australian Schoolboys.

2019
Niu represented Tonga in 2019 Great Britain Lions tour making his international debut. He then played for Tonga 9s in the 2019 Rugby League World Cup 9s.

Brisbane Broncos (2020–2022)
On 4 June 2020, Niu made his NRL debut for the Brisbane Broncos, coming off the interchange bench in a record 59-0 home defeat against the Sydney Roosters. On 27 June 2020, he made his starting debut at fullback against the Gold Coast Titans.

Niu made a total of six appearances for Brisbane in the 2020 NRL season after suffering a season-ending wrist injury in round 10, as the club finished last on the table and claimed its first-ever wooden spoon.

In round 16 of the 2021 NRL season, Niu scored two tries in a 26-18 victory over Cronulla-Sutherland.

Niu played a total of ten games for Brisbane in the 2022 NRL season scoring three tries as the club finished 9th on the table and missed out on the finals. In the third group game at the 2021 Rugby League World Cup, Niu scored a hat-trick for Tonga in their 92-10 victory over the Cook Islands at the Riverside Stadium.

Dolphins (2023–present)
Niu joined the newly-licensed Dolphins after he was granted an early release by Brisbane. In round 1 of the 2023 NRL season, Niu made his club debut for the Dolphins in their inaugural game in the national competition, defeating the Sydney Roosters 28-18 at Suncorp Stadium. In round 3 of the 2023 NRL season, he became the first player in the Dolphins NRL history to score a hat-trick when they defeated the Newcastle Knights 36-20. In total, Niu played seventeen games and scored five tries for the Dolphins in 2023. His contract was extended until the end of 2024. In round 7 of the 2024 NRL season, Niu scored two tries in the Dolphins 44-16 victory over Parramatta.