Tulsen Tollett


Tulsen Paul Tollett is a TV presenter and former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. A Great Britain international representative utility back, he played in Australia for Sydney's Penrith Panthers and the Parramatta Eels clubs, before moving to England and playing for the .

Background

Tollett was born in Hastings, Sussex in the United Kingdom, but he moved with his family to Australia as a youngster. Tollets junior career was with Emu Plains JRLC prior to being signed by Penrith

Rugby league career

Tollett played at the Penrith Panthers and the Parramatta Eels before joining the Broncos for the inaugural season of 1996's Super League I. He played his junior football for Emu Plains.
After a successful first season in England, he was selected for the Great Britain squad to tour Papua New Guinea, Fiji and New Zealand.
Tollett's finest moments with the Broncos include:
Tollett also had spells in rugby union with English Premiership side Harlequins during 1997/98, as well as London Welsh in 1999/2000 during the Rugby League close season.

Media work

Tollett was forced to give up playing in 2001 due to a persistent shoulder injury. He then moved into the media and now presents sport on BBC World News. Previous to this he worked for ABC News 24 - now ABC News channel and ABC NewsRadio - now ABC News on radio in Sydney and has also worked for BBC Radio 5 Live, Sky Sports, Eurosport and Setanta Sports amongst others as a presenter, reporter or commentator, and worked as a pitchside reporter for TVH, the host broadcaster at the 2007 Rugby World Cup in France.
He works as a TV presenter for BBC World.

Personal life

Tollett also holds a Bachelor of Physical Education Teaching degree, as well as a First Dan Karate Black Belt.