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 played for the Queensland Reds and Sunwolves teams in Super Rugby. He currently plays for Narbonne in the French Pro D2 competition.[1]
| Birth 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Murray Taulagi (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Early life edit
Taulagi was born in Auckland, New Zealand.[2] As a junior rugby player he was selected in the Auckland East team which won the Roller Mills Shield in 2006.[3] 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.[4] He moved to Brisbane, Australia in 2012.[5]
Rugby career edit
Taulagi joined the University of Queensland Rugby Club and played for the Premier Rugby team that won the Hospital Cup in 2012.[5][6] 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.[7] In August 2013, he signed a foreign development player contract with the Queensland Reds,[2][8] where he made 10 appearances in three seasons.[9]
He moved to Japan in 2016 to ply for Munakata Sanix Blues in the Top League and later signed with the Sunwolves for the 2017 season.[9]
Taulagi was selected in the Samoa national squad for their 2017 end-of-year tour.[10] In England, he joined Devon club Newton Abbot RFC in a bid to win a contract with Exeter Chiefs for the 2017–18 season.[10]
Personal life edit
Taulagi's younger brother, Murray, is currently a member of the North Queensland Cowboys NRL squad.
References edit
- ^ "Narbonne officialise l'engagement d'Axtens et de Taulagi". Rugbyrama (in French). 9 June 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ a b "Sunwolves sign Jamie-Jerry Taulagi for Super Rugby 2017". Ultimate Rugby. 28 February 2017. Archived from the original on 6 October 2017.
- ^ a b MacLean, Keith (6 October 2017). "Super League player starts for Newton". Newton Abbot RFC. Archived from the original on 6 October 2017.
External links edit
- Player stats on It's Rugby