Lopeti Timani
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| Date of birth | 28 September 1990 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Navutoka, Tonga | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 123 kg (271 lb; 19.4 st) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lopeti Timani (born 28 September 1990) is a Tongan-born, Australian professional rugby union footballer. His usual position is Number Eight or Flanker. After two seasons with the NSW Waratahs in Super Rugby, he signed on to play for the Melbourne Rebels in 2014.[1]
Early life
Lopeti Timani was born in the Tongan village of Navutoka. His older brothers Sione Timani and Sitaleki Timani are both international rugby players.[2]
He attended Tonga College 'Atele on Tonga. In 2008 he was selected for Tonga's under-20s rugby world championship team at the age of 17, but could not play because of the minimum age limit of 18 imposed by the International Rugby Board.[3]
At age 18 he moved to Australia and switched codes, playing rugby league for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in the NRL's Toyota Cup competition in 2009 and 2010.[3][4]
Rugby union career
In 2011, Timani returned to rugby union, joining the Junior Waratahs professional squad where he played in the Pacific Rugby Cup. He played for the Southern Districts Rugby Club in the Shute Shield, where he developed his ability to play at lock in addition to the back row.[2]
He signed an extended player squad contract with the Waratahs for the 2012 season,[2] and made his Super Rugby debut against the Reds in round one.[5] He played against the British & Irish Lions in 2013.[6]
Timani signed with the Melbourne Rebels for the 2014 and 2015 seasons.[1][7][8]
Super Rugby Statistics
- As of 15 June 2015
| Season | Team | Games | Starts | Sub | Mins | Tries | Cons | Pens | Drops | Points | Yel | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Template:Rut Waratahs | 14 | 0 | 14 | 365 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | Template:Rut Waratahs | 5 | 1 | 4 | 197 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | Template:Rut Rebels | 2 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | Template:Rut Rebels | 15 | 15 | 0 | 893 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 36 | 16 | 20 | 1475 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | |
Reference list
- ^ a b "Rebels sign Lopeti Timani". Rebels Media Unit (Press release). Melbourne Rebels. 6 May 2013. Archived from the original on 4 November 2013. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
{{cite press release}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b c "2012 Extended Playing Squad announced". nswrugby.com.au. 30 November 2011. Archived from the original on 6 April 2012. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b Guinness, Rupert (1 February 2009). "Tongan powerhouse in sights of NRL clubs as Waratahs put up the no vacancy sign". Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 4 November 2013. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Lopeti Timani". melbournerebels.com.au. Archived from the original on 4 November 2013. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
{{cite web}}:|archive-date=/|archive-url=timestamp mismatch; 19 October 2013 suggested (help); Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Payten, Iain (28 March 2012). "Feeding the Waratahs 'Bruise Brothers' Sitaleki and Lopeti Timani is a full time job". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 4 November 2013. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Palmer, Bryn (15 June 2013). "Lions 2013: NSW Waratahs 17–47 British and Irish Lions". BBC. Archived from the original on 22 October 2013. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Pandaram, Jamie (7 May 2013). "Wallabies hopeful Lopeti Timani decides not to join brother Sitaleki in France". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 4 November 2013. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Watts, John (21 February 2014). "Contenders: Backrow" (Press release). Melbourne Rebels. Retrieved 21 February 2014.