Angus Ta'avao
| Birth name | Angus Wilkie Faiumiolemau Ta'avao-Matau | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 22 March 1990 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 124 kg (273 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Dilworth | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Angus Ta'avao is a New Zealand rugby union player. He specialises as a prop forward. He plays for the Chiefs in Super Rugby. Ta'avao was called into the All Blacks as injury cover in 2018. Ta'avao is also eligible to play international rugby for Australia through his mother, and Samoa through his father.
Career
Early career
Ta'avao was selected for the New Zealand U20 side for the 2010 tournament in Argentina, where he captained the side in his first match. He made his Auckland debut in the same year.[1]
Ta'avao was a member of the Blues wider training group in 2011. He was a member of the full Blues squad from the 2012 until the 2015.
2016-2018
He has signed a two-year contract for the Waratahs and Sydney Rays for 2016 through until 2017. Ta'avao signed for the Chiefs for the 2018 Super Rugby season and became a regular starter for them early in the season, with established All Blacks Nepo Laulala and Atunaisa Moli ruled out with serious injuries. Ta'avao was one of the best-performing players in the Chiefs during 2018 and was called into the All Blacks, shortly after his debut for Taranaki, as injury cover for Crusaders prop Joe Moody.
Ta'avao made his international debut for New Zealand on the 29th September 2018, during the fifth round of the 2018 Rugby Championship, against Argentina's Los Pumas, at Buenos Aires. Ta'avao replaced Blues prop, Ofa Tu'ungafasi, off the bench in the 51st minute and had a good impact off the bench, contributing towards a highly dominant scrum. The All Blacks beat Los Pumas 35-17, winning the Rugby Championship in the process.
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References
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 29 February 2012. Retrieved 2012-02-24.