Jordan Taufua

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Jordan Taufua
Rugby union career
Full name	Jordan Taufua
Date of birth	(1992-01-29) 29 January 1992
Place of birth	Auckland, New Zealand
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11 ¹⁄₂ in)
Weight	105 kg (16 st 7 lb)
Playing career
Position	Loose Forward
Provincial/State sides
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
2012 2012-	Tasman (loan) Canterbury	10 14	(5) (10)
correct as of 26 October 2013.
Super Rugby
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
2013–	Crusaders	5	(0)

correct as of 31 May 2013.
National team(s)
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
2012	New Zealand U20	5	(5)
correct as of 2 November 2012.

Jordan Taufua (born 29 January 1992) is a New Zealand rugby union footballer who plays as a loose forward for Tasman Makos in the ITM Cup.^[1] His performances at domestic level saw him named in the Crusaders squad for the 2013 Super Rugby season.^[2]^[3]

Taufua was part of the Junior All Blacks team which competed in the 2012 IRB Junior World Championship.^[4]

After being loaned to the Tasman Makos by Canterbury for the 2012 ITM Cup he was controversially recalled when the reigning champions were faced with an injury crisis. denying Tasman the services of one of their most impressive performers in the week leading up to their own semi-final against Otago, a match they would go on to lose.^[5]

References

↑ "Tasman Makos Player Profiles". Retrieved 2 November 2012.
↑ "2013 Investec Super Rugby Crusaders squad announced". Retrieved 2 November 2012.
↑ "Jordan Taufua Crusaders Player Profile". Retrieved 10 December 2012.
↑ "Jordan Taufua IRB JWC Profile". Retrieved 2 November 2012.
↑ "Super Rugby Profile: Crusaders – Jordan Taufua". Retrieved 9 January 2013.

External links

Jordan Taufua itsrugby.co.uk Player Statistics

v t e Canterbury squad – ITM Cup

Forwards	Bird Brown Crockett Cummings-Toone Everson Fa'anunu Faletau Flynn Franks Funnell Graham Katene Laulala Manu McCaw Moody Read Romano Siataga Symons Taufua Taylor Todd G Whitelock (c) L Whitelock S Whitelock

Backs	Bleyendaal Carter Crotty Drummond Ellis Fruean Heinz Keresoma McNicholl Mo'unga Osborne Slade Swart Taylor Thompson Tuatagaloa Verran A Whitelock

Coach	Robertson

Squads

v t e Crusaders – 2014 Super Rugby season

Forwards	Dominic Bird Wyatt Crockett Corey Flynn Owen Franks Ben Funnell Nepo Laulala Richie McCaw Joe Moody Tim Perry Kieran Read Luke Romano Jordan Taufua Codie Taylor Matt Todd Jimmy Tupou George Whitelock Luke Whitelock Sam Whitelock

Backs	Tyler Bleyendaal Dan Carter Ryan Crotty Israel Dagg Mitchell Drummond Andy Ellis Zac Guildford Willi Heinz Rey Lee-Lo Johnny McNicholl Nemani Nadolo Colin Slade Tom Taylor Adam Whitelock

Coach	Todd Blackadder

v t e Crusaders – 2013 Super Rugby season

Forwards	Dominic Bird Shane Christie Wyatt Crockett Tom Donnelly Corey Flynn Owen Franks Ben Funnell Nepo Laulala Richie McCaw Joe Moody Kieran Read Luke Romano Jordan Taufua Codie Taylor Matt Todd Jimmy Tupou George Whitelock Luke Whitelock Sam Whitelock

Backs	Tyler Bleyendaal Dan Carter Ryan Crotty Israel Dagg Andy Ellis Robbie Fruean Zac Guildford Willi Heinz Tom Marshall Johnny McNicholl Tom Taylor Telusa Veainu Adam Whitelock Did not play: Jeremy Su'a

Coach	Todd Blackadder

Persondata
Name	Taufua, Jordan
Alternative names
Short description	New Zealand Rugby player
Date of birth	29 January 1992
Place of birth	Auckland, New Zealand
Date of death
Place of death

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