Josh Taumalolo

Josh Taumalolo

Birth name	Siua Taumalolo
Date of birth	(1976-07-08) 8 July 1976
Place of birth	Nukuʻalofa, Tonga
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	98 kg (15 st 6 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre, Fullback, Fly-half, Wing Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 1996–2000 2000–2003 2003–2004 2004–2005 2005–2006 2006–2008 2008–2009 Ebbw Vale Bridgend Harlequins Sale Neath Bristol Grenoble 31 14 4 6 31 11 (48) (8) (0) (15) (12) (0) International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1996–2007 Tonga 26 (118) Coaching career Years Team 2012 2012–2013 2013–2018 2018 2019–2021 Russia Assistant Oxford Harlequins Krasny Yar Assistant Russia Assistant Krasny Yar

Siua Taumalolo (born 8 July 1976 in Nukuʻalofa, Tonga) is a f former rugby union player. His former teams include Bristol in the Guinness Premiership.

Commonly referred to as Josh, he spent several years in Welsh rugby, playing for Ebbw Vale RFC before joining Bridgend RFC in 2000. He was a member of the Bridgend team which won the final Welsh Premier Division before the restructuring of Welsh rugby in 2003.

After this restructuring, Taumololo played for Harlequins for a year, and following their relegation, moved to Sale Sharks before returning to play in the now semi-professional Welsh Premier Division with Neath RFC.

He signed for Bristol from Neath in the Summer of 2006 on a one-year contract but was renewed after assured performances.

He is a Tongan international and has also toured with the Pacific Islanders rugby union team in 2006–2007.

He has signed a contract with FC Grenoble in the French Pro D2 for the 2008–2009 season.

External links

• "Taumalolo signs for five years". bbc.co.uk. 2001-01-25. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
• "Tongan Taumalolo to leave Bristol". bbc.co.uk. 2008-02-12. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
• "Josh Taumalolo". scrum.com. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
• "Siua Taumalolo". irb.com. Archived from the original on 2011-05-18. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
• Bristol Rugby profile