Marly Bitungane
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| Full name | Emarly Bitungane | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 October 2002 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.76 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 14 st 5 lb (91 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Prop | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]Early career
[edit | edit source]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]
2025
[edit | edit source]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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External links
[edit | edit source]- 2002 births
- Living people
- 21st-century Tanzanian sportsmen
- Australian people of Burundian descent
- London Broncos players
- North Queensland Cowboys players
- Northern Pride RLFC players
- Rugby league players from Brisbane
- Rugby league props
- Tanzanian emigrants to Australia
- Tanzanian people of Burundian descent
- Townsville Blackhawks players