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Naufahu Whyte
NZ international rugby league player From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Naufahu Whyte (born 4 April 2002) is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who plays as a prop, second-row or lock forward for the Sydney Roosters in the National Rugby League (NRL).
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In round 22 2021, Whyte made his NRL debut for the Sydney Roosters against the Brisbane Broncos at Suncorp Stadium in a 21–20 win. Whyte re-signed with the Roosters club until the end of 2024. Whyte played nine matches for the Sydney Roosters in the 2023 NRL season as the club finished 7th on the table and qualified for the finals.[2]
2024
On 21 May 2024, the Sydney Roosters hit back at claims that Whyte had been taking illegal substances on a live stream along with fellow players Brandon Smith, Zach Dockar-Clay, Terrell May and Spencer Leniu. The club released a statement which read “The Sydney Roosters have been made aware of a small clip from a longer live stream that some on social media have claimed identifies behaviour that breaches NRL rules. “The clip reveals no use of illicit substances or any other breach of NRL rules, however some see fit to make that grossly distorted and clearly damaging claim".[3] Whyte played 23 games for the Sydney Roosters in the 2024 NRL season as they finished third on the table. Whyte played in the clubs preliminary final loss against Melbourne.[4]
2025
On 24 June, the Roosters announced that Whyte had re-signed with the club for a further three years.[5]
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