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Brian To'o
Personal information
Full nameBrian To'o
Born (1998-08-18) 18 August 1998 (age 26)
Westmead, New South Wales, Australia
Height182 cm (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Weight97 kg (15 st 4 lb)
Playing information
PositionWing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2019– Penrith Panthers 60 36 0 0 144
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2019 Samoa 1 0 0 0 0
2019 Samoa 9s 4 2 0 0 8
2021– New South Wales 5 3 0 0 12
Source: As of 27 June 2022

Brian To'o, also known as "Bizza" (born 18 August 1998) is an Australian-born, Samoa international rugby league footballer who plays as a winger for the Penrith Panthers in the NRL.

Background

To'o was born in Sydney. He is of Samoan descent. To’o grew up in the Sydney suburb of Mount Druitt and was educated at Rooty Hill High School. He played his junior rugby league for St Marys Saints.

Career

2019

To'o made his NRL debut in round 10 of the 2019 NRL season for Penrith against the New Zealand Warriors.

To'o scored his first try in the top grade in Round 14 of the 2019 NRL season against South Sydney at ANZ Stadium in a 19–18 victory. In Round 18 against St George, To'o scored two tries as Penrith won the match 40–18 at Panthers Stadium.

To'o made a total of 15 appearances for Penrith in the 2019 NRL season as the club finished tenth on the table and missed out on the finals for the first time since 2015.

2020

In round 8 of the 2020 NRL season, To'o was taken from the field during Penrith's 19–12 victory over Wests Tigers at Bankwest Stadium. It was later revealed To'o would be ruled out for two months with a grade-three syndesmosis injury.

He played a total of 16 games for Penrith in the 2020 NRL season as the club claimed the Minor Premiership and reached the 2020 NRL Grand Final. To'o played in the grand final and scored a second half try in Penrith's 26–20 loss against Melbourne.

2021

In round 4 of the 2021 NRL season, he scored two tries in a 46–6 victory over Manly-Warringah at Brookvale Oval.

On 30 May, he was selected by New South Wales for game one of the 2021 State of Origin series. At the time of his selection, To’o lead the league in both run metres and post-contact metres for players in any position. He scored two tries in the opening game of the series as New South Wales defeated Queensland 50–6.

In round 15, To'o scored two tries for Penrith in a 38–12 victory over the Sydney Roosters.

On 27 July, To'o was ruled out for at least six weeks after suffering a syndesmosis injury in Penrith's victory over Brisbane.

In round 25, To'o scored a hat-trick in Penrith's 40–6 victory over Parramatta. On 27 September, To'o was named Dally M Winger of the year alongside Manly's Reuben Garrick.

To'o played a total of 21 games for Penrith in the 2021 NRL season including the club's 2021 NRL Grand Final victory over South Sydney.

2022

In round 2 of the 2022 NRL season, To'o was taken from the field during Penrith's victory over St. George Illawarra. It was later announced that To'o would miss six to eight matches with a knee injury. To'o made his return to the Penrith side in round 9 against Parramatta which ended in a 22–20 defeat. On 29 May, To'o was selected by New South Wales to play in game one of the 2022 State of Origin series.

Personal life

To’o proposed to Moesha Crichton-Ropati at Suncorp Stadium amid the immediate post-match celebrations by the Penrith team of their grand final victory on 3 October 2021.

References

  1. Rugby League Project
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  3. "Parramatta crushes Brisbane 38–10, Melbourne beats Newcastle 34–4, Penrith defeats Souths 19–18". ABC News. 15 June 2019.
  4. "Panthers burn Dragons for seven in a row". 7News. 19 July 2019.
  5. "Blame game will not solve Panthers' problems". Western Weekender. 10 September 2019.
  6. "Panthers look to Naden". 7news.com.au. 6 July 2020.
  7. Hytner, Mike (25 October 2020). "Melbourne Storm beat Penrith Panthers as it happened". The Guardian.
  8. "Kikau, Luai star as Panthers bury Manly at Lottoland". www.nrl.com. April 2021.
  9. "NSW Origin team: Luai gets nod for Freddie's fresh-faced Blues". www.nrl.com. 30 May 2021.
  10. "Stats". National Rugby League. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  11. "NSW Blues win State of Origin series opener 50-6 against Queensland Maroons". ABC News. 9 June 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  12. "Cleary 'the cyborg' leads epic fightback, Taukeiaho sin bin burns Roosters' strong start: 3 Big Hits". www.foxsports.com.au. 18 June 2021.
  13. Sullivan, Matthew (27 July 2021). "Panthers winger Brian To'o to undergo surgery on serious injury". News.com.au — Australia's Leading News Site.
  14. Gabor, Martin (3 September 2021). "Brian To'o bags three tries as Penrith Panthers belt Parramatta Eels". News.com.au — Australia's Leading News Site.
  15. McMurtry, Andrew (27 September 2021). "2021 NRL Dally M Awards Live: Tom Trbojevic crowned NRL's best". News.com.au — Australia's Leading News Site.
  16. "One of finest NRL grand finals of all time provides cure to difficult season". www.theguardian.com.
  17. "Double Dogs blow as star enforcer out for the season; Bronco set for sideline stint: NRL Casualty Ward". www.foxsports.com.au.
  18. "Found peace with his anger': Moses new-found calm orchestrates rival upset". www.foxsports.com.au.
  19. "Wighton starts at centre as Blues confirm lineup for Game One". www.nrl.com.
  20. "NRL Grand Final 2021: Brian To'o's 'unreal' post-match proposal melts hearts". news.com.au. 3 October 2021. Retrieved 4 October 2021.

External links

Penrith Panthers – current squad
Penrith Panthers squad – 2021 NRL Premiers (3rd title)
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