Kelepi Tanginoa
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| Full name | Kelepi Tanginoa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 March 1994 Auburn, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.81 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 15 st 13 lb (101 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Prop, Second-row, Loose forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kelepi Tanginoa (
He previously played for
Background
Tanginoa was born in
He played his junior football for the Canley Heights Dragons,
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 Parramatta in his rookie year before succumbing to a fractured hand and then a stress fracture in his right foot. Parramatta would finish the 2013 NRL season in last place on the table for the second consecutive year.[3]
In July 2013, Tanginoa re-signed with the Parramatta club on a two-year contract.[4]
2014
On 29 August 2014, Tanginoa was released from his Parramatta contract, signing a two-year contract with North Queensland, starting in 2015.[5][6]
2015
In round 2 of the 2015 NRL season, Tanginoa made his debut for North Queensland, coming off the bench in the side's 14–16 loss to the Newcastle Knights.[citation needed]
On 27 September 2015, Tanginoa played in the
2016
On 21 October 2015, Tanginoa signed a one-year contract to return to the Parramatta Eels, after being released from the final year of his Cowboys contract.[7][8] 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
2018
Tanginoa made 12 appearances for Manly in 2018 as the club avoided the wooden spoon by just 2 competition points.[10]
2019
Tanginoa joined
2020
Tanginoa at the end of the 2020 season, signed a new contract that would keep him at Wakefield Trinity until the end of the 2024 season.[citation needed]
2021
On
2022 & 2023
Tanginoa played 22 games for Wakefield Trinity in the 2022 Super League season which saw the side finish 10th. He was limited to only seven matches with Wakefield Trinity in the
2024
Tanginoa made his club debut for Hull Kingston Rovers against arch-rivals Hull F.C. in round 1 of the 2024 Super League season. Tanginoa scored a try on debut as Hull Kingston Rovers won the derby 22-0.[13]
Statistics
NRL
- Statistics are correct to the end of the 2023 season[14]
| Season | Team | Matches | T | G | GK % | F/G | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Parramatta | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2015 | North Queensland | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
2017
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Manly | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2019 | Wakefield | 15 | 1 | 4 | |||
| 2020 | 21 | 6 | 24 | ||||
| 2021 | 22 | 6 | 24 | ||||
| 2022 | 23 | 5 | 20 | ||||
| 2023 | 7 | 3 | 12 | ||||
| Career totals | 119 | 21 | 0 | — | 0 | 72 | |
References
- ^ loverugbyleague
- ^ "Kelepi Tanginoa – Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- ^ "Parramatta Eels work to erase bitter memories of 2013's wooden spoon season". The Daily Telegraph. Sydney. 7 December 2013.
- ^ "Recruitment & Retention". Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
- ^ "Tanginoa to join the". Cowboys. 29 August 2014. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
- ^ "North Queensland Cowboys hoping they've found a ready replacement for departing Tariq Sims after signing Kelepi Tanginoa". Townsville Bulletin. 29 August 2014. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
- ^ "Eels sign trio for 2016 | NRL". Zero Tackle. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
- ^ "Blackhawks fullback Jahrome Hughes earns Cowboys contract". Townsville Bulletin. 9 October 2015. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
- ^ Kelepi begins life at Manly
- ^ "Manly Warringah Sea Eagles season 2018 review: They didn't know how to manage the players who 'walk to a different beat'". Fox Sports. Australia. 5 September 2018.
- ^ "Kelepi Tanginoa joins Wakefield Trinity on deal until end of 2021". BBC Sport.
- ^ "Super League: Wakefield Trinity relegated after loss at Leigh Leopards, St Helens and Wigan Warriors win". www.skysports.com.
- ^ "Hull FC 0-22 Hull KR - Rovers win season opener as hosts have two sent off". www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Kelepi Tanginoa – Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. 1 March 1994. Retrieved 22 October 2015.