Jonathan Taumateine
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| Full name | Jonathan Archie Taumateine | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 28 September 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 90 kg (198 lb; 14 st 2 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Wesley College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jonathan Archie Taumateine (born 28 September 1996) is a professional rugby union player who plays as a scrum-half for Super Rugby club Moana Pasifika. Born in New Zealand, he represents Samoa at international level after qualifying on ancestry grounds.[1]
Club career
[edit]Taumateine signed with the Moana Pasifika for the 2022 Super Rugby Pacific season.[2] His position of choice is scrum-half.[3][4]
International career
[edit]In July 2021, he was named in the Samoa squad for the July internationals.[5] Taumateine made his international debut for Samoa on 10 July in a 42–13 win over Tonga.
References
[edit]- ^ "Jonathan Taumateine". www.chiefs.co.nz. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
- ^ "Moana Pasifika community celebrates historic first Super Rugby squad". Moana Pasifika (Press release). 22 November 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
- ^ "Jonathan Taumateine". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
- ^ "Super Rugby Aotearoa: New kid in Hurricanes No 9 ready to boss the big boys against Blues". Stuff.co.nz. 27 February 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
- ^ "Team Tracker: Mid-year internationals". Planet Rugby. 30 June 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
External links
[edit]- Jonathan Taumateine at ItsRugby.co.uk
- Jonathan Taumateine at ESPNscrum
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- Hurricanes (rugby union) players
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- 2023 Rugby World Cup players
- People educated at Wesley College, Auckland
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