Taniela Tuiaki
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| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Taniela Bob Tuiaki | |
| Date of birth | 2 May 1985 | |
| Place of birth | Auckland, New Zealand | |
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | |
| Weight | 105 kg (16 st 7 lb) | |
| Nickname(s) | TNT, the Tank | |
| Club information | ||
| Position(s) | Wing, Second-row | |
| Current club | Wests Tigers | |
| Number | 5 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| Years | Club | |
| North Curl Curl | ||
| Senior clubs* | ||
| Years | Club | Apps (points) |
| 2006– | Wests Tigers | 44 (56) |
| Representative teams** | ||
| 2006 2007– |
Tonga New Zealand |
2 (8) 4 (4) |
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* Professional club appearances and points |
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Taniela Tuiaki (born 2 May 1985 in Auckland, New Zealand) is a New Zealand professional rugby league player for the Wests Tigers in the Australian National Rugby League (NRL) competition. Tuiaki is an extremely versatile player and is capable of playing Wing, Center, Second Row, Lock and Prop.
Tuiaki represented Tonga in two international matches against England in 2006, scoring a try in each game. [1] [2]
In October, 2007, Tuiaki was cleared to play for New Zealand against Australia in the 2007 Centenary Test. [3] He went on to play in the three match series loss to the Great Britain Lions in England in October-November 2007, scoring a try in the final game.[4]
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ "England 32-14 Tonga", BBC Sport, 2006-11-12. Retrieved on 2007-11-30.
- ^ England 40-18 Tonga. BBC (2006-10-29). Retrieved on 2007-11-30.
- ^ "Moimoi and Tuiaki cleared to play", The Sydney Morning Herald, 2007-10-04. Retrieved on 2007-11-30.
- ^ "Lions sweep New Zealand", Fox Sports news (Australia), 2007-11-11. Retrieved on 2007-11-11.
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