Career
His position of choice is at prop-forward. In 2000 he joined the Otahuhu Leopards for the inaugural Bartercard Cup. In 2004 Tuakura moved to Australia and played for the Central Comets in the Cup.
Tuakura has also spent time playing in France.
Tuakura signed a two-year contract with the New Zealand in 2005. Returning to New Zealand, he played for the Otahuhu Ellerslie Leopards in the Bartercard Cup, hoping to impress the coaching staff
In 2006 he was in the 25 man squad for the Despite starting several trial games and being named 18th man several times, George did not play a game in the National Rugby League competition. Instead he spent the year playing for the new Tamaki Titans in the Bartercard Cup.
Tuakura was released by the after the 2006 season and he returned to the Central Comets.
In 2007 he fell out of favour with coach Steve Anderson but made a comeback and returned to the side in 2008. Tuakura maintained his spot in the Comets lineup for the 2009 and 2010 seasons. In 2000 he represented the Cook Islands at the 2000 Rugby League World Cup, playing in all three games.
In 2002 Tuakura toured France and the United States with New Zealand "A".
He again played for New Zealand "A" in 2003 when they toured Great Britain. He again represented the Cook Islands in 2005.
In 2006 he played for the New Zealand Residents in the Transport Tasman Quadrangular Series and also played for the Residents against the New Zealand Kiwis in a warm up match for the 2006 Rugby League Tri Nations.