Misi Taulapapa
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| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.77 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Weight | 13 st 5 lb (85 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Fullback, Wing, Centre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Misi Taulapapa (born 25 January 1982) is a
He has previously played for the
Early years
Taulapapa was born Auckland, New Zealand.
He originally played
Playing career
Taulapapa switched to rugby league in 2004. Taulapapa was selected to play in the Bartercard Cup competition for the Marist Richmond Brothers from where he was picked up by the New Zealand Warriors.[3]
Taulapapa played in six matches for the New Zealand Warriors in 2006 before he was released mid-season for turning up to a training session intoxicated.[4][5]
After being released by the Warriors halfway through the 2006 season he moved to Queensland to finish the season at the
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
Taulapapa signed with the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in 2007. Here he played as a solid winger and was a fringe NRL player. Taulapapa made 19 appearances for the club in 2008 as Cronulla finished third on the table.
Taulapapa scored a hat-trick in the 2008 qualifying finals game against the Canberra Raiders. two weeks later, Taulapapa played on the wing for Cronulla in their 28-0 preliminary final defeat by Melbourne.[7]
Gateshead Thunder
Taulapapa originally signed with the Gateshead Thunder for the 2010 season.[8] However the club had financial difficulties which voided Taulapapa's contract.
Sheffield Eagles
He eventually signed with the
Hull Kingston Rovers
In August 2011 Taulapapa signed to Super League club Hull Kingston Rovers. However, after his signature had been announced, Hull KR appointed a new manager - Craig Sandercock - who subsequently decided that Taulapapa did not fit into his plans for the 2012 season.[citation needed]
Sheffield Eagles (rejoin)
Taulapapa was released from his contract with Hull KR, without having played a single game, and re-signed for Sheffield, and later signed for Featherstone Rovers (captain) (Heritage № 1040). He would move to play for the Newcastle Thunder for the 2019 season.[citation needed]
Doncaster RLFC
On 9 Nov 2020 it was announced that he had signed for Doncaster for 2021.[12]
Representative career
Taulapapa was a part of the Samoa squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup.[13][14]
In 2009 he was named as part of the Samoa squad for the Pacific Cup.[15]
References
- ^ "Misi Taulapapa Player Stats".
- ^ Misi Taulapapa at the Rugby League Project
- ^ Jessup, Peter (29 June 2004). "Rugby League: Aucklanders must back up after NSW Country clash". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
- ^ "Five Warriors off-field indiscretions".
- ^ "NZ Warriors sack young winger Taulapapa - Breaking News - Sport - Breaking News".
- ^ "League: Sacked Warrior running out of chances". 10 June 2006 – via New Zealand Herald.
- ^ "A history of heartbreak: Cronulla Sharks' tale of woe in NRL finals". www.smh.com.au.
- ^ [1] Archived 15 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Samoan star joins Eagles". thestar.co.uk.
- ^ "Championship round-up - week 22". BBC News. 19 August 2010.
- ^ "Championship play-offs round-up". BBC News. 5 September 2010.
- ^ "Champ & L1: Taulapapa joins Doncaster, Yates returns to Rochdale & West Wales bolster squad". www.loverugbyleague.com. 9 November 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
- ^ "Samoa, Tonga and Fiji name squads". BBC. 8 October 2008. Retrieved 9 October 2008.
- ^ "Samoa name World Cup Squad". League Unlimited. 5 August 2008. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 6 August 2008.
- ^ Poching names strong Samoan squad Archived 10 October 2009 at the Wayback Machine therhinos.co.uk, 6 October 2009
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