their Pacific Rugby League International clash with fierce rivals Samoa. On 22 August 2014, Tupou became one of the current Sharks players to accept reduced bans from the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority for his role in the club's 2011 supplements scandal. Wakefield Trinity Wildcats On 2 November 2015, Tupou signed a 2-year contract with Super League side Wakefield Trinity Wildcats starting in 2016. Newcastle Knights In 2017, Tupou returned to his hometown to play for the Newcastle Knights on a 1-year contract. He made his Knights début in round 5 of the 2017 season against his former club Cronulla. With a hip injury limiting his time at the Knights to only four games, he announced his retirement in September 2017. References External links Newcastle Knights profile Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks profile 1983 births Living people Australia national rugby league team players Australian sportspeople of Tongan descent Australian rugby league players Australian sportspeople in doping cases Country New South Wales Origin rugby league team players Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks players Doping cases in Australian rugby league Doping cases in rugby league New South Wales Rugby League State of Origin players Newcastle Knights players NRL All Stars players Prime Minister's XIII players Rugby league locks Rugby league players from Newcastle, New South Wales Rugby league second-rows Sydney Roosters players Tonga national rugby league team players Wakefield Trinity players Western Suburbs Rosellas players