Tevita Tatola
 Tatola playing for the Tigers' ISP NSW team in 2017. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 10 November 1996 Auburn, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 114 kg (17 st 13 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Prop | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1] As of 10 March 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tevita "Junior" Tatola (born 11 October 1996) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a prop for the South Sydney Rabbitohs in the National Rugby League.
Background
Tatola was born in Auburn, New South Wales, Australia. He is of Tongan descent.
He played his junior rugby league for the Berala Bears and Holy Cross Rhinos, before being signed by the Wests Tigers.
Playing career
Early career
From 2015 to 2016, Tatola played for the Wests Tigers' NYC team,[2] co-captaining the side in 2016.[3] On 7 May 2016, he played for the Junior Kangaroos against the Junior Kiwis.[4] In 2017, he graduated to the Tigers' Intrust Super Premiership NSW team.[5] In December 2017, he signed a 1-year contract with the South Sydney Rabbitohs starting in 2018.[6]
2018
In round 1 of the 2018 NRL season, Tatola made his NRL debut for the Rabbitohs against the New Zealand Warriors. In September he resigned with the South Sydney Rabbitohs on a one year deal til the end of 2019.[7]
References
- ^ Rugby League Project
- ^ "T". 27 December 2012. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
- ^ "Making the Leap: Junior Tatola". 19 October 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
- ^ "Junior Kangaroos team named". 1 May 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
- ^ "TEAMS - Intrust Super Premiership NSW Round 1". 28 February 2017. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
- ^ "NRL contracts 2018: Sam Burgess among Rabbitohs signings, Alex Walmsley, Dylan Napa — Market Watch". 5 December 2017. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
- ^ "Late mail - Rabbitohs v Warriors". 10 March 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2018.