Frank-Paul Nuuausala

Frank-Paul Nuuausala is a retired player most recently playing for Sydney Roosters.

Frank-Paul Nu'uausala (born on 13 February 1987 in Auckland, New Zealand) is a professional rugby league footballer for the Sydney Roosters of the National Rugby League (NRL). A New Zealand national representative forward, he has played his whole NRL career to date at the Roosters with whom he won the 2013 NRL Premiership.

Nu'uausala 's father is full Solomon Islander, and his mother is half-Samoan, half-Chinese. He comes from a large family of 6 sisters and 6 brothers. He is the fifth eldest. He had played rugby league since the age of 5 with Mangere East Hawks. He played for the Otahuhu-Ellerslie Leopards in the 2004 Bartercard Cup and toured England with New Zealand 'A'.

Nu'uausala was signed by the New Zealand Warriors when he was only 14 and played in their lower grades until 2006 when he was cut by incoming coach Ivan Cleary. He signed for the Sydney Roosters and made his first grade debut in 2007. Nu'uausala was named in the New Zealand Kiwis squad for the 2009 Four Nations. He made his debut against Tonga. He scored his first try at international level for New Zealand against Australia in round one of the rugby league four nations tournament in front of a crowd of 12,360 in Twickenham Stoop, London, England. For the 2010 Anzac Test, Nu'uausala was selected to play for New Zealand at prop forward in their loss against Australia.