page_title: Fetuli Talanoa
section_title: Playing career
hierarchical_section_title: Fetuli Talanoa / Playing career
caption_attribution_description: Tongan fullback Fetuli Talanoa. RLWC Samoa v Tonga, Penrith 2008.
context_page_description: Fetuli Talanoa is a former Tonga international rugby league footballer who played as a wing or centre. He played for the South Sydney Rabbitohs in the NRL and for Hull F.C. in the Super League. He announced his retirement in April 2019.
context_section_description: Talanoa began his playing career for the South Sydney Rabbitohs in The NRL and also played for Souths feeder side The North Sydney Bears in The NSW Cup. 
  With Norths, Talanoa played 38 games and scored 14 tries.
  In 2014, Talanoa signed for Super League club Hull FC. In 2016, he would play in Hull's 12-10 win over the Warrington Wolves in the 2016 Challenge Cup final. This was the first time that Hull had won the cup at Wembley Stadium after 8 previous attempts.
  In 2017, Hull won the Challenge Cup again with Talanoa scoring a try in the 18-14 win over the Wigan Warriors at Wembley Stadium.
  Talanoa announced his immediate retirement from playing on 9 April 2019 after discovering that a pre-season wrist injury which prevented him from making any appearances for Hull F.C. during the first half of the 2019 Super League season would require further surgery.
caption: Fetuli Talanoa playing for Tonga
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