The debut of Brisbane Broncos’ Tesi Niu for Tonga celebrated at his old school of Marsden SHS

The Marsden State High School community has celebrated the rise of Tesi Niu who played for the Tonga Invitational XIII in last Saturday’s upset win of Great Britain in New Zealand.

The Marsden State High School community has celebrated the rise of Tesi Niu who played for the Tonga Invitational XIII in last Saturday’s upset win of Great Britain in New Zealand.

The 18-year-old Brisbane Broncos signing was an eye-catching performance not only for his fast feet and step, but for the safety first manner in which he applied himself against the Wayne Bennett-coached Great Britain.

The 2018 Marsden State High School rugby league team which featured Tesi Niu.

“As a school community we are really proud of the progress Tesi is making,’’ said Marsden State High School principal Andrew Peach.

“He is an exceptional young man who demonstrates our school values in all that he does.’’

Peach said.

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Peach said the manner in which Niu applied himself at school was a credit to him.

“He was always a student who worked hard for his success, completing extra work in both his academic and sporting pursuits,’’ he said.

“Tesi is an extremely respectful and dedicated young man who will no doubt continue to experience success in all that he does.

“We are very proud to have him as a graduate of our rugby league excellence program, with all of his high school life spent as a Mako at Marsden SHS.’’

Marsden state high school student Tesi Niu pictured last year.

A fullback, Nui was signed by the Brisbane Broncos in 2018 and went on to represent the Australian schoolboys last year.

He is yet another promising Queensland product to come out of Marsden SHS, a prolific rugby league production line headed by Cameron Smith.

This year Tesi brother was a member of the winning Marsden SHS year 10 side which looks a powerhouse outfit..

Niu, who names electrifying fullbacks Billy Slater and Valentine Holmes as his heroes, said he found the tour an invaluable experience on and off the field.

Metropolitan West rugby league team under 11 representative players Tesi Niu and Jangala Bennet.

Niu originally hailed from the Forest Lake region where he was a schoolboy start at the Magpies rugby league junior club.

He attended Richlands East State School as a child before moving to Marsden SHS for his secondary schooling.

As a child at the Forest Lake Magpies, Niu played junior representative football with another exciting Queensland talent, Jangala Bennet, who hailed from Souths Sunnybank and was signed by the Cronulla Sharks after schooling at St Joesph’s Nudgee College.

Niu was composed at the back of his team against a full strength Great Britain Test line-up, but was sure to be tested even more when he plays against Australia this weekend.