Marly Bitungane

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Marly Bitungane
Personal information
Full nameEmarly Bitungane
Born (2002-10-27) 27 October 2002 (age 23)
Height5 ft 9 in (1.76 m)
Weight14 st 5 lb (91 kg)
Playing information
PositionProp
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2025 North Qld Cowboys 2 0 0 0 0
2026– London Broncos 0 0 0 0 0
Total 2 0 0 0 0
Source: [2]
As of 9 December 2025

Emarly Bitungane (born 27 October 2002) is a rugby league footballer who plays as a prop for the London Broncos in the Betfred Championship

He previously played for the North Queensland Cowboys in the National Rugby League (NRL).

Background

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Bitungane was born in Tanzania to Burundian parents. In 2007 he moved to Australia, growing up in Woodridge, Queensland.[3][4]

He played his junior rugby league for Logan Brothers and attended Woodridge State High School and St Joseph's College, Gregory Terrace.[5]

Playing career

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Early career

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In 2019 and 2020, Bitungane played for the Easts Tigers in the Mal Meninga Cup.[6][7]

In 2021, after playing for the Tigers in the Hastings Deering Colts and spending a year in the Melbourne Storm's junior system, Bitungane signed with the North Queensland Cowboys, joining their Young Guns program.[8][9] In 2022, he played for the Townsville Blackhawks in the Colts competition, playing in their Grand Final win over the Redcliffe Dolphins.[10]

In 2023, Bitungane moved up to the Queensland Cup, playing nine games for Townsville. On 24 October 2023, he was upgrade to an NRL development contract with the Cowboys.[11] In 2024, he moved to the Northern Pride, playing 19 games.[12]

In round 22 of the 2025 NRL season, Bitungane made his NRL debut against the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks.[13]

On 3 September, he was announced as one of seven players departing the North Queensland club at the end of the 2025 season.[14]

On 7 November 2025 it was reported that he had signed for London Broncos in the RFL Championship on a 1-year deal.[15]

References

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