Tongan Thor

He just got a whole lot better in every other department.

Jet-heeled prop Tupou showed he is ready to add to his one substitute appearance for the Wallabies with an eye-catching display for the Queensland Reds in their 38-34 loss to the Hurricanes in Wellington.

Tupou powered over for one try and set up another for winger Jordan Petaia with a spectacular 30-metre burst and offload down the left flank.

'Tongan Thor' is alleged to have contravened Law 9.13 in that "a player must not tackle an opponent early, late or dangerously" for an incident that involved Stormers winger Craig Barry.

The citing commissioner deemed that the incident, which happened in the ninth minute of the match, had met the Red Card threshold for foul play.

After the match Nick Mallett, the former Springbok coach and now commentator, along with former Springbok Naas Botha, said Tupou should have been red carded at the time.

He watches videos of himself on YouTube, some of which have racked up 250,000 views, crashing over hapless defenders. 

"It comes up on Facebook," said Tupou with a grin. "Some of my mates will tag me in it and why not. I watch it and see all the comments. 

"Sometimes I look at it and I'm like: 'Maybe I shouldn't eat that much, that jersey looks tight'." 

As for his nickname, Tupou said it was the media that dubbed him Tongan Thor early in his career, when he was still a schoolboy. 

World Rugby's executive met in Tokyo ahead of the Rugby World Cup 2019 draw, passing the new regulation eight laws, extending a three-year eligibility criteria to five years.

The law will come into effect from Jan 1, 2021, with players having to live continuously in a country for five years before being able to be selected.

Winger Sefa Naivalu is the most recent Wallaby debutant who has come to Test rugby, after moving to Australia from Fiji.

World Rugby chairman Bill Beaumont said the change was about reinforcing the integrity. 

The “Tongan Thor” as he is commonly known, but Taniela Tupou by birth certificate, the Kiwi schoolboy internet sensation who was poached by Queensland despite being eyed by the All Blacks, made his debut Sydney appearance and certainly made an impression.

The 135kg prop shot to fame two years ago after his try-scoring feats for Auckland's Sacred Heart College went viral on YouTube.

The 19 year old also impressed further for the Brothers Old Boys club in Brisbane this year and represented the Pacific Barbarians in an exhibition match against his birth country, Tonga, in 2014.

The Sacred Heart College Auckland product moved to Australia two years ago with the hope of playing for the Wallabies.