Siosifa Talakai
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| Talakai playing for the North Sydney Bears in 2016. | ||||||
| Personal information | ||||||
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| Born | 18 April 1997 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |||||
| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | |||||
| Weight | 100 kg (15 st 10 lb) | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
| Position | Second-row, Centre | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 2016– | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| As of 17 June 2016 | ||||||
| Source: [1] | ||||||
Siosifa Talakai (born 18 April 1997) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the South Sydney Rabbitohs in the National Rugby League. He plays at second-row and centre.
Background
Born in Sydney, New South Wales, Talakai is of New Zealand[2] and Tongan[3] descent. He played his junior rugby league for the Mascot Jets, before being signed by the South Sydney Rabbitohs.
Playing career
Early career
In 2015 and 2016, Talakai played for the South Sydney Rabbitohs' NYC team.[4][5]
2016
On 7 May, Talakai played for the Junior Kiwis against the Junior Kangaroos.[6] In Round 13 of the 2016 NRL season, he made his NRL debut for the Rabbitohs against the Gold Coast Titans,[7] scoring a try with his first touch.[8] He is contracted to the Rabbitohs until the end of 2016.[9]
References
- ↑ "Siosifa Talakai - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. 2016-06-06. Retrieved 2016-06-10.
- ↑ "Junior Roos take down Kiwis". Nyc Database. 2016-05-07. Retrieved 2016-06-05.
- ↑ "Eligible players". Tonga Rugby League. 2014-06-20. Retrieved 2016-06-05.
- ↑ "T". Nyc Database. Retrieved 2016-06-05.
- ↑ Tim Costello and Jeff Dickinson-Fox (2016-03-15). "LeagueUnlimited NYC Teams - 2016 Round 3". League Unlimited. Retrieved 2016-06-05.
- ↑ "Updated: Representative Round team lists". NRL.com. Retrieved 2016-05-24.
- ↑ "Updated team lists: Rabbitohs v Titans". NRL.com. 2016-02-28. Retrieved 2016-06-05.
- ↑ "Titans beat Rabbitohs in golden point". NRL.com. 2016-02-28. Retrieved 2016-06-05.
- ↑ "Home | Live Scores & Latest News". Fox Sports. Retrieved 2016-06-29.