Taulima Tautai

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Taulima Tautai
Personal information


Nickname	Toe tie
Born	(1988-04-03) 3 April 1988 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Height	190 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	110 kg (17 st 5 lb)
Playing information
Position	Second-row, Lock, Prop, Centre
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
2008–2009	Parramatta Eels	30	9	0	0	36
2010–2011	Cronulla Sharks	33	4	0	0	16
2012–2013	Parramatta Eels	9	1	0	0	4
2013–	Wakefield Trinity	7	0	0	0	0
	Total	79	14	0	0	56
Source: NRL Stats,

Taulima Tautai born 3 April 1988^[1] in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia is a rugby league player for Wakefield Trinity. He previously played for the Cronulla Sharks and the Parramatta Eels. He attended St Gregory's College, Campbelltown, alma mater of many notable rugby league players.^[2]

Taulima Tautai's position of choice is in the centres or on the wing. He made his first grade debut for the Parramatta Eels in round 1 of the 2008 season against the Canterbury Bulldogs. Since then he has been able to keep his first grade spot (mainly wing) playing 20 games and scoring 8 tries. He is currently second for the Eels in metres gained just behind captain Nathan Cayless. With this achievement he went on to win Parramatta's Rookie of the Season award in 2008.

Although born in Sydney, Tautai is of Samoan and New Zealand descent. Because of his heritage, he was named in the Samoa training squad^[3] as well as the New Zealand training squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup.^[4] However, he failed to make the final squad for either side due to injury.

He returned to the Parramatta Eels in 2012 but injury and form have kept him playing for their feeder club in the NSW cup

References

↑ http://www.parraeels.com.au/default.aspx?s=player-profile-display&id=5209&player=taulima-tautai&team=Eels
↑ http://macarthur-chronicle-campbelltown.whereilive.com.au/sport/story/former-leumeah-high-student-jarryd-hayne-to-star-in-nrl-grand-final/
↑ "Samoa name World Cup Squad". League Unlimited. 2008-08-05. Retrieved 2008-08-06.
↑ "Kiwis select Sonny Bill". Sky Sports. 2008-08-08. Retrieved 2008-08-08.

External links

Parramatta Eels profile

v t e Wakefield Trinity Wildcats – current squad

1 Mathers 2 Fox 3 Collis 4 Smith 5 Lyne 6 Sykes 7 Godinet 8 Anderson 9 McShane 10 Raleigh 11 Lauitiiti 12 Kirmond (c) 13 Washbrook 14 Wildie 15 Ryan 16 Moore 17 Tautai 18 Trout 21 Annakin 22 Walshaw 23 Smith 24 Crowther 25 Jowitt 26 Molloy 27 Shulver Coach: Agar

Persondata
Name	Tautai, Taulima
Alternative names
Short description	Australian-Samoan rugby league player
Date of birth	4 March 1988
Place of birth	Sydney, New South Wales
Date of death
Place of death

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