Jamie-Jerry Taulagi
| Full name | Jamie-Jerry Taulagi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 18 June 1993 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 90 kg (14 st 2 lb; 198 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | St Kentigern College, Auckland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jamie-Jerry Taulagi (born 18 June 1993) is a professional rugby union footballer of Samoan heritage. His usual position is fullback or wing. He has signed on to play for the Queensland Reds in 2014.[1]
Early life
Taulagi was born in Auckland, New Zealand.[1] As a junior rugby player he was selected in the Auckland East team which won the Roller Mills Shield in 2006.[2] He attended De La Salle College from 2005 to 2010 where he was part of the 1st XV in 2009 that played in the Sanix World Rugby Youth Invitational Tournament. Taulagi then attended St Kentigern College and played for the 1st XV rugby team which won the Auckland 1A Championship in 2011.[3] He moved to Brisbane, Australia in 2012.[4]
Rugby career
Taulagi joined the University of Queensland Rugby Club and played for the Premier Rugby team that won the Hospital Cup in 2012.[4][5] He was invited into the ARU's National Academy and selected to play in an Under-19 match for Queensland against New South Wales in October 2012.[6] In August 2013, he signed a foreign development player contract with the Queensland Reds for the 2014 Super Rugby season.[1][7]
Personal life
Taulagi's younger brother, Murray, currently plays for the North Queensland Cowboys Holden Cup side and will join their NRL squad in 2018.
References
- 1 2 3 Morton, Jim (30 August 2012). "Reds' Mr Reliable Schatz rewarded". NineMSN. Archived from the original on 4 November 2015. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
- ↑ "2006 NRM Champion Team". Roller Mills Rugby. Archived from the original on 4 April 2013. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
- ↑ Maddaford, Terry (17 August 2011). "College sport: Underdogs Rosmini eye more silverware". New Zealand Herald. Archived from the original on 4 February 2014. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
- 1 2 Tucker, Jim (24 September 2012). "Luke Morahan shows his class as University beats Sunnybank 46-20 in Queensland Premier Rugby grand final". The Courier-Mail. Archived from the original on 13 November 2013. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
- ↑ "University win 2012 Hospital Cup". Queensland Rugby. 23 September 2012. Archived from the original on 21 October 2013. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
- ↑ "National Academy U19 match at Ballymore on Saturday". Queensland Rugby. 5 October 2012. Archived from the original on 25 October 2013. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
- ↑ Tucker, Jim (30 August 2013). "Injury-prone Waratahs winger Lachie Turner close to signing with Queensland Reds". The Courier-Mail. Archived from the original on 4 February 2014. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
External links
- Player stats on It's Rugby