Brendon Ephia Tuuta[6] (born 29 April 1965) is a New Zealand former rugby league footballer of Māori (Ngāti Mutunga) and Moriori descent.
Tuuta played a variety of positions including stand-off, scrum-half, second-row and loose forward.
[8] Originally from the Chatham Islands, Tuuta played much of his youth league for Canterbury.
[14] He played loose forward in the Rovers' 20–16 victory over Workington Town in the 1992–93 Division Two Premiership Final at Old Trafford, Manchester on 19 May 1993.
[18] Tuuta joined the Warrington Wolves for the 1998 season but struggled with knee problems.