David Tangata-Toa
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| Born | 15 July 1981 Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 187 cm (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 114 kg (17 st 13 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Prop | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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David Tangata-Toa (born 15 July 1981) is an Australian former professional
Background
Born on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Tangata-Toa played junior rugby league for the Burleigh Bears and attended Palm Beach Currumbin State High School.
Playing career
A lower grader with the
In 2008, Tangata-Toa joined the
Coaching career
In 2011, Tangata-Toa became
side as an assistant coach.In 2013, Tangata-Toa joined the Penrith Panthers as an assistant coach to their under-20 side. In Round 7, Tangata-Toa replaced Garth Brennan, who moved up to the club's NSW Cup side, as the head coach.[6] Brennan later returned to the role before the finals series began.[7] From 2014 to 2016, he worked as an assistant coach to the Panthers' NSW Cup side. In 2016, he became the assistant coach of the Tongan national team under head coach Kristian Woolf.[8]
In 2017, he once again took charge of Penrith's under-20 side, leading them to the finals.[9]
In 2018, Tangata-Toa became head coach of the Townsville Blackhawks under-20 side, where he led the side to the minor premiership and Grand Final.[10] In 2019, he joined the North Queensland Cowboys as an assistant coach.[11]
On 21 September, Tangata-Toa joined the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs as a transition coach after two years with the Cowboys.[12]
Personal life
Tangata-Toa's older brother, Andrew, is a former professional rugby league player.[8]
References
- ^ "David Tangata-Toa". Rugby League Project.
- ^ "On This Day: 24.04". Hull Kingston Roverd.
- ^ "Rugby League: National League One grand final". The Guardian. 8 October 2006.
- ^ "Celtic Crusaders 18-36 Salford". BBC Sport. 28 September 2008.
- ^ "NSWRL Bundaberg Red Cup Teams – Round 10". League Unlimited. 11 May 2011.
- ^ "Daily Telegraph".
- ^ "Cleary backs Brennan as Knights coach". National Rugby League. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
- ^ a b Logue, Matt (19 April 2016). "Andrew Johns has selflessly offered his services to help mentor the Tongan national team". The Daily Telegraph. Sydney. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
- ^ "Updated NYC Teamlist: Round 22". Penrith Panthers. 5 August 2017.
- ^ "Blackhawks name U18, U20 coaches". QRL. 5 October 2017.
- ^ "Tangata-Toa to join Cowboys coaching staff". North Queensland Cowboys. 27 September 2018.
- ^ "Craig Sandercock and David Tangata-Toa to complete Bulldogs coaching line-up for 2021". Canterbury Bulldogs. 21 September 2020.
