Tony Francis (rugby league)
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| Born | 24 December 2002 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 187 cm (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 97 kg (15 st 4 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Wing | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1] As of 31 August 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tony Francis (born 24 December 2002) is an Australian rugby league footballer who plays as a winger for the Gold Coast Titans in the National Rugby League.
Background
Francis was born in Sydney and is of Tongan descent.[2] He played his junior rugby league for the Canley Vale Kookas and attended Westfields Sports High School.[3][4] In 2019, he moved to Queensland, where he attended Marsden State High School.[5]
Playing career
Early career
In 2018, Francis played for the Manly Sea Eagles in the Harold Matthews Cup, starting at five-eighth and scoring a try in their Grand Final win over the Parramatta Eels.[6]
In 2021, after two years under contract with the Brisbane Broncos, Francis signed with the Gold Coast Titans.[7][8] That year he played for the Burleigh Bears in the Hastings Deering Colts.[9]
On 17 September 2023, he scored a hat-trick for Burleigh in their Queensland Cup Grand Final loss to the Brisbane Tigers.[10] On 13 October 2023, he re-signed with the Titans until the end of the 2025 season.[11] On 22 October 2023, he represented Tonga A in their loss to New Zealand A.[12]
2024
Francis began the 2024 season playing for the Tweed Seagulls in the Queensland Cup.[13]
In Round 12 of the 2024 NRL season, he made his NRL debut in a 36–34 win over the Brisbane Broncos. He suffered an AC joint injury in the third minute, scoring a try in the 12th minute, before being taken from the field.[14]
2025
Franics was limited to only eight matches for the Gold Coast in the 2025 NRL season as the club narrowly avoided the wooden spoon finishing 16th.[15]
References
- ^ RLP
- ^ "Rookie watch: Tony Francis". Gold Coast Titans. 27 January 2024.
- ^ "'He's been great': The tight-knit bond over a lost grand final". Gold Coast Titans. 5 November 2022.
- ^ "Round 25 team: Haas, Fifita return for Trans-Tasman tussle". Gold Coast Titans. 19 August 2025.
- ^ "Kirwan claim state honours after surging past Marsden". QRL. 11 September 2019.
- ^ "Round 8 Junior Rep teams". Manly Sea Eagles. 27 March 2018.
- ^ "Gold Coast Titans snare Langer Trophy class of 2019 star Tony Francis". Courier Mail. 31 May 2021.
- ^ "Meet the Langer Cup star who has signed at the Brisbane Broncos after the Cowboys had first chance at him". Courier Mail. 3 August 2020.
- ^ "ISC 2021: Bears, Seagulls' best players from blockbuster at Pizzey Park". Gold Coast Bulletin. 7 March 2021.
- ^ "Francis fires with grand final hat-trick". Gold Coast Titans. 19 September 2023.
- ^ "Grand final star inks two-year extension with Titans". Gold Coast Titans. 13 October 2023.
- ^ "Warriors to fore in Kiwis A team's win over Tonga". NZ Warriors. 22 October 2023.
- ^ "Affiliate wrap: Fantastic Francis helps Tweed raise bat against defending premiers". Gold Coast Titans. 29 April 2024.
- ^ "Injury report: Scan results show Francis' courage in debut derby clash". Gold Coast Titans. 28 May 2024.
- ^ "Farewell Foran! Titans veteran's fairytale ending as wooden spoon battle heats up". www.foxsports.com.au.