Timu signed with NRL club the Broncos after high school, where he played for their under-20s side. He left league in 2014 to undertake a two-year Mormon mission in the South Pacific, returning to the club in late 2015.
He has represented Queensland Rugby at age-grade levels, playing there as a student at St. Joseph’s Nudgee College and for the Queensland and Australian Schoolboys Rugby sides in 2011.
In 2017, he was signed for the Reds 2017 Super Rugby campaign.
He made 2 appearances for the Reds in 2017, Timu impressed in his appearances for Queensland Premier Rugby and signed a new one-year deal with the Reds that saw him remain at the club for the 2018 Super Rugby season.
Timu was given a bigger starting role under new Reds coach Brad Thorn, a move that lead to Timu earning a Wallabies call-up and he made his test debut against Ireland in the first of three test.
In June 2019, following the Reds Super Rugby season Timu announced a 2-year deal with Montpellier having made 20 Super Rugby appearances and 2 test caps
Timu spent two seasons at Montpellier between 2019 and 2021 before announcing his retirement at the age of 27.
Ahead of the 2022/23 season, Timu came out of retirement to sign with Bordeaux.
Career
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Colomiers Blindside Flanker |
2024 - present |
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Australia Blindside Flanker |
2018 - 2018 |
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Queensland Reds Blindside Flanker |
2017 - 2019 |
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Queensland Country Blindside Flanker |
2017 - 2019 |
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Montpellier Blindside Flanker |
2019 - 2021 |
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Union Bordeaux Begles No. 8 |
2022 - 2023 |
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Clermont Auvergne Blindside Flanker |
2023 - 2024 |
