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| Full name | Naufahu Whyte | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (2002-04-04)4 April 2002 (age 22) Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 192 cm (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 106 kg (16 st 10 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Lock, Prop | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:[1] As of 28 March 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Naufahu Whyte (born 4 April 2002) is a professionalrugby league footballer who plays as alock orprop forward for theSydney Roosters in theNational Rugby League (NRL).
In round 22 2021, Whyte made hisNRL debut for theSydney Roosters against theBrisbane Broncos atSuncorp 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 the2023 NRL season as the club finished 7th on the table and qualified for the finals.[2]
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 playersBrandon Smith,Zach Dockar-Clay,Terrell May andSpencer 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 the2024 NRL season as they finished third on the table. Whyte played in the clubs preliminary final loss against Melbourne.[4]
| Year | Team | Games | Tries | Pts |
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| 2021 |  Sydney Roosters | 3 | ||
| 2023 | 8 | |||
| 2024 | 23 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 4 | |
| Totals | 38 | 2 | 8 |