Taniela Lasalo

Taniela Lasalo
Personal information
Full name Taniela Lasalo
Born (1989-09-23) 23 September 1989
Westmead, New South Wales, Australia
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 110 kg (17 st 5 lb)
Playing information
Position Second-row

Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2009–14 Parramatta Eels 40 3 0 0 12
As of 25 August 2015

Taniela Lasalo is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for The Guildford Owls in The Ron Massey Cup.[1][2] He is of Tongan descent. He plays in the second-row, lock or as a centre.

Playing career

2009-14: Career at Parramatta

Lasalo was named the Eels Toyota Cup captain for the 2009 season. He also made his NRL debut against the Cronulla Sharks in Round 11 2009. Lasalo played every game in the 2011 NRL season for the Eels, as well as re-signing with Parramatta until 2013. In the 2013 pre-season, Lasalo injured his arm and was ruled out indefinitely for the 2013 season. In Round 8, 2014 he made his NRL return on the bench for Parramatta against the North Queensland Cowboys.

On 24 September 2017, Lasalo scored a try in Wentworthville's 38-4 victory over Auburn Warriors in The 2017 Ron Massey Cup grand final [3] In 2018, Lasalo joined the Guildford Owls.[4]

Representative career

Lasalo was named in the Tongan squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup.

References

  1. ↑ http://wentymagpies.com.au/index.php/28-player-profiles/175-taniela-lasalo
  2. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 29 August 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  3. ↑ http://leagueunlimited.com/news/31055-results-2017-ron-massey-cup-grand-final/
  4. ↑ https://www.dailyliberal.com.au/story/5497202/owls-relishing-the-excellent-challenge-of-a-state-final/

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