Tommy Talau

Tommy Talau is an Australian rugby league footballer who plays as a five-eighth and centre for the Wests Tigers in the NRL.

Tommy Talau
Personal information
Full nameThomas Talau
Born (2000-04-30) 30 April 2000
Height187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight96 kg (15 st 2 lb)
Playing information
PositionFive-eighth, Centre, Wing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2019– Wests Tigers 2 0 0 0 0
As of 16 August 2019
Source: [1]

Background

Tommy was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. He is the son of former New Zealand and Samoan international, Willie Talau.

Tommy played his junior rugby league for the Moorebank Rams. He attended Westfields Sports High School and joined the junior ranks of the Canterbury Bulldogs. In 2018 he captained the Bulldogs' Under-18 team in the grand final of the S. G. Ball Cup. In the same year he was selected in the Australian Schoolboys rugby league team.[2] At the end of the 2018 season he moved from the Bulldogs to the Wests Tigers, signing a development contract.[3]

Career

Talau made his first-grade debut starting at centre in round 22 of the 2019 NRL season for the Wests Tigers in their 32-12 loss against the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles at Brookvale Oval. [4] He became the first player born in the 2000s to play for the Tigers.[5][6]

References
  1. Rugby League Project
  2. Encarnacion, Matt (15 August 2019). "Tommy Talau son of former Bulldog Willie to debut for Wests Tigers". Wide World of Sports (Nine). Retrieved 17 August 2019.
  3. Jackson, Andrew (30 July 2019). "Talau poised to follow in famous father's footsteps". New South Wales Rugby League. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
  4. "Round 22 NRL team lists". NRL.com. 15 August 2019.
  5. "Tommy Talau son of former Bulldog Willie to debut for Wests Tigers". WWOS.
  6. "Wests Tigers coach Michael Maguire refuses to give up on one last hurrah for Robbie Farah". Sydney Morning Herald. 14 August 2019.
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