Kelepi Tanginoa

Kelepi Tanginoa
Personal information
Born (1994-03-01) 1 March 1994
Auburn, New South Wales, Australia
Height 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 104 kg (16 st 5 lb)
Playing information
Position Second-row, Lock

Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2013–14 Parramatta Eels 13 0 0 0 0
2015 North Queensland 3 0 0 0 0
2017– Manly-Warringah 13 0 0 0 0
Total 29 0 0 0 0
As of 25 February 2018
Source: [1]

Kelepi Tanginoa (born 1 March 1994) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays for the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles in the National Rugby League. He plays at second-row and lock, and previously played for the Parramatta Eels and North Queensland Cowboys.

Background

Born in Auburn, New South Wales, Tanginoa played his junior football for the Canley Heights Dragons, CVD Edensor Park Cobras and Cabramatta Two Blues before being signed by the Parramatta Eels, playing for their Harold Matthews Cup, SG Ball Cup and NYC teams. He attended Westfields Sport High School where he represented the Australian Schoolboys in 2012. In 2010, Tanginoa represented the New South Wales under-16s side and in 2012 represented the New South Wales under-18s.

Playing career

2013

In Round 2 of the 2013 NRL season, Tanginoa made his NRL debut for the Eels against the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs. In April, Tanginoa played for the New South Wales Under 20s team. He played 9 games for the Eels in his rookie year before succumbing to a fractured hand and then a stress fracture in his right foot.

In July 2013, Tanginoa re-signed with the Eels on a 2-year contract.[2]

Tanginoa playing for the Wentworthville Magpies

2014

On 29 August 2014, Tanginoa was released from his Eels contract, signing a 2-year contract with the North Queensland Cowboys, starting in 2015.[3][4]

2015

In Round 2 of the 2015 NRL season, Tanginoa made his debut for the Cowboys, coming off the bench in the side's 14-16 loss to the Newcastle Knights.

On 27 September 2015, Tanginoa played in the Townsville Blackhawks' Intrust Super Cup Grand Final loss to the Ipswich Jets. Tanginoa was a member of the Cowboys' 2015 Premiership winning squad, though he did not take part in the Grand Final.

2016

On 21 October 2015, Tanginoa signed a 1-year contract to return to the Parramatta Eels, after being released from the final year of his Cowboys contract.[5][6] He would spend the season playing for the Wentworthville Magpies in the NSW Cup.

2017

Tanginoa spent the first half of 2017 with Wentworthville before Parramatta released him from his contract. He then signed to play for the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles.[7]

Statistics

NRL

Statistics are correct to the end of the 2015 season [8]
Season Team Matches T G GK % F/G Pts
2013 Parramatta 900—00
2014 Parramatta 400—00
2015 North Queensland 300—00
Career totals 16 0 0 — 0 0

References

  1. ↑ "Kelepi Tanginoa - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 2016-08-10.
  2. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20131203060457/http://www.parraeels.com.au/news-display/Recruitment-and-Retention-Update/78792. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 23 July 2015. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ↑ "Tanginoa to join the". Cowboys. 2014-08-29. Retrieved 2015-10-22.
  4. ↑ "North Queensland Cowboys hoping they've found a ready replacement for departing Tariq Sims after signing Kelepi Tanginoa". Townsville Bulletin. 2014-08-29. Retrieved 2015-10-22.
  5. ↑ "Eels sign trio for 2016 | NRL". Zero Tackle. Retrieved 2015-10-22.
  6. ↑ "Blackhawks fullback Jahrome Hughes earns Cowboys contract". Townsville Bulletin. 2015-10-09. Retrieved 2015-10-22.
  7. ↑ Kelepi begins life at Manly
  8. ↑ "Kelepi Tanginoa - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. 1994-03-01. Retrieved 2015-10-22.
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