Jamie-Jerry Taulagi
Birth name | Jamie-Jerry Taulagi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 18 June 1993 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | St Kentigern College, Auckland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notable relative(s) | Murray Taulagi (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jamie-Jerry Taulagi (born 18 June 1993) is a professional
Pro D2 competition.[1]
Early life
Taulagi was born in
St Kentigern College and played for the 1st XV rugby team which won the Auckland 1A Championship in 2011.[4] He moved to Brisbane, Australia in 2012.[5]
Rugby career
Taulagi joined the
ARU's National Academy and selected to play in an Under-19 match for Queensland against New South Wales in October 2012.[7] In August 2013, he signed a foreign development player contract with the Queensland Reds,[2][8] where he made 10 appearances in three seasons.[9]
He moved to Japan in 2016 to ply for
Taulagi was selected in the Samoa national squad for their 2017 end-of-year tour.[10] In England, he joined Devon club Newton Abbot RFC in a bid to win a contract with Exeter Chiefs for the 2017–18 season.[10]
Personal life
Taulagi's younger brother, Murray, is currently a member of the North Queensland Cowboys NRL squad.
References
- ^ "Narbonne officialise l'engagement d'Axtens et de Taulagi". Rugbyrama (in French). 9 June 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
- ^ a b Morton, Jim (30 August 2012). "Reds' Mr Reliable Schatz rewarded". NineMSN. Archived from the original on 4 November 2015. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
- ^ "2006 NRM Champion Team". Roller Mills Rugby. Archived from the original on 4 April 2013. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
- ^ Maddaford, Terry (17 August 2011). "College sport: Underdogs Rosmini eye more silverware". New Zealand Herald. Archived from the original on 4 February 2014. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
- ^ a b Tucker, Jim (24 September 2012). "Luke Morahan shows his class as University beats Sunnybank 46-20 in Queensland Premier Rugby grand final". The Courier-Mail. Archived from the original on 13 November 2013. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
- ^ "University win 2012 Hospital Cup". Queensland Rugby. 23 September 2012. Archived from the original on 21 October 2013. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
- ^ "National Academy U19 match at Ballymore on Saturday". Queensland Rugby. 5 October 2012. Archived from the original on 25 October 2013. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
- ^ Tucker, Jim (30 August 2013). "Injury-prone Waratahs winger Lachie Turner close to signing with Queensland Reds". The Courier-Mail. Archived from the original on 4 February 2014. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
- ^ a b "Sunwolves sign Jamie-Jerry Taulagi for Super Rugby 2017". Ultimate Rugby. 28 February 2017. Archived from the original on 6 October 2017.
- ^ a b MacLean, Keith (6 October 2017). "Super League player starts for Newton". Newton Abbot RFC. Archived from the original on 6 October 2017.
External links
- Player stats on It's Rugby