Junior Tia-Kilifi
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| Born | 24 April 1988 Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 92 kg (14.5 st; 203 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Wing, Centre, Second-row | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: NRL Stats & Rugby League Project As of 10 November 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Junior Tia-Kilifi (JTK) (born 24 April 1988 in New Zealand) is a rugby league player who currently plays for the Penrith Panthers in the National Rugby League, and previously played for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs. He is a Samoan international. Tia-Kilifi usually plays on the wing or as a centre. He attended Chifley College in Mt Druitt and St Dominics College in Penrith and played for the school team.[1] Tia-Kilifi played his junior footy for the Minchinbury Jets.
Playing career
Tia-Kilifi made his debut with the Penrith Panthers in 2009, but left the club at the end of the season to sign a two-year contract with the Bulldogs, commencing at the start of the 2010 season.[2]
Since joining the Bulldogs, Tia-Kilifi mostly played for their feeder side in the NSW Cup. At the end of the 2011 season, he moved back to the Panthers in a one-year contract.[3] He then renewed his contract for another season.
In 2015, Junior is playing for the Auburn Warriors in the Ron Massey Cup
International career
Tia-Kilifi was called up for the Samoa national rugby league team in 2006, but never played.[4]
On 8 September 2014, Tia-Kilifi was named in the Samoa train-on squad for the 2014 Four Nations,[5] but didn’t make the final 24 man squad.
References
- ^ http://www.aisnsw.edu.au/CIS/LinkClick.aspx?link=Rugby
- ^ "Bulldogs sign young talent". The Daily Telegraph. 2009-08-13. Retrieved 2009-08-17.
- ^ "Panthers add Etu Uaisele & Junior Tia-Kilifi to 2012 Squad". www.penrithpanthers.com.a. Penrith Panthers. 10 November 2011. Retrieved 10 November 2011.
- ^ "England 38-14 Samoa". BBC. 2006-11-05. Retrieved 2008-07-30.
- ^ http://www.zerotackle.com/nrl/samao-train-on-squad-announced-14837/
External links
- 1988 births
- New Zealand rugby league players
- New Zealand people of Samoan descent
- Samoa national rugby league team players
- Penrith Panthers players
- Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs players
- Illawarra Cutters players
- Wyong Roos players
- Rugby league wingers
- New Zealand expatriate rugby league players
- Expatriate rugby league players in Australia
- New Zealand expatriate sportspeople in Australia
- Living people