Taniela Paseka
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| Born | 8 October 1997 Otahuhu, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 197 cm (6 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 120 kg (18 st 13 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Prop | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1] As of 9 September 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Taniela Paseka (born 8 October 1997) is a New Zealand rugby league footballer who plays as a prop for the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles in the NRL.
Early career
Paseka was born in Otahuhu, New Zealand and is of Tongan descent.
He played his junior rugby league for All Saints Liverpool junior and attended Patrician Brothers' College, Fairfield. Paseka played in the Under 20s for the Wests Tigers before joining Manly for the 2018 season, he also appeared in a Musashi ad.[2]
2018
In round 6 of the 2018 NRL season, Paseka made his Manly début in the National Rugby League against the Wests Tigers.[3] Paseka played a total of 13 games for Manly in 2018 as the club endured one of their worst seasons on the field finishing 15th on the table and narrowly avoiding the wooden spoon.[4]
2019
Paseka made 13 appearances for Manly in the 2019 NRL season as the club finished sixth on the table. Paseka missed out on playing in the club's finals campaign with a knee injury he sustained in round 25 against Parramatta.[5]
2020
Paseka played 18 games for Manly-Warringah in the 2020 NRL season as they finished a disappointing 13th on the table.[6]
References
- ^ Rugby League Project
- ^ "Big screen presence Manly Giant Paseka to make shock NRL debut". Sydney Morning Herald. 14 April 2018. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
- ^ "Sea Eagles-vs Wests Tigers". NRL. 15 April 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
- ^ "Manly Warringah Sea Eagles season 2018 review: They didn't know how to manage the players who 'walk to a different beat'". www.foxsports.com.au.
- ^ "Sea Eagles feathers not ruffled over injury toll". NRL.
- ^ O'Loughlin, Liam (2020-10-26). "NRL 2020 Season Review: How will your side fare next year?". Sporting News. Archived from the original on 2020-10-26.