Sam Talakai
Appearance
Birth name | Semise Talakai | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 4 September 1991 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Sydney, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 122 kg (19 st 3 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Waverley College[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notable relative(s) | Chris Talakai (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sam Talakai (born 4 September 1991), is an Australian
prop. He plays for Brisbane City in the National Rugby Championship, the Melbourne Rebels in Super Rugby and the Australian National Team
, the Wallabies.
Family and early life
Talakai was born in Australia. He attended Waverley College where he played rugby for the 1st XV team. He has a younger brother named Kaiasi Talakai also playing for Waverley College.[2]
Career
Talakai joined the
British and Irish Lions.[4][7] In 2014 he was recruited by Brisbane City coach Nick Stiles to play in the National Rugby Championship.[2][8]
International
On 26 November 2022, Talakai was substituted onto the field in place of
, marking his debut in which the Wallabies won 39 to 34.Super Rugby statistics
- As of 3 June 2023[9]
Season | Team | Games | Starts | Sub | Mins | Tries | Cons | Pens | Drops | Points | Yel | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2015 | Reds | 13 | 6 | 7 | 471 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2016 | Reds | 13 | 1 | 12 | 237 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
2017 | Reds | 14 | 12 | 2 | 692 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2018 | Rebels | 16 | 7 | 9 | 605 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 | Rebels | 15 | 8 | 7 | 629 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2023 | Rebels | 14 | 12 | 2 | 750 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 85 | 46 | 39 | 3,384 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
Reference list
- ^ a b "Sam Talakai". Australian Rugby. 2016. Archived from the original on 19 November 2016.
- ^ a b c Cook, Paul (6 October 2014). "Big Sam Aiming For the Big Time With City". Rugby News. Archived from the original on 16 November 2014. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
- ^ Tucker, Jim (8 March 2016). "The Tight Five with Jim Tucker: Reds players must fire up, phony suspensions and the howler of the round". The Courier Mail. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
- ^ a b "Player Profiles: Sam Talakai". Sydney University Rugby. 2013. Archived from the original on 4 August 2014.
- ^ "Player Profiles: Sam Talakai". It's Rugby. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
- ^ "Junior Waratahs Team Sheet" (PDF). Federation of Oceania Rugby Unions. 26 February 2012. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 August 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
- ^ "Inexperienced Waratahs to tackle Lions". Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax. 14 June 2013. Archived from the original on 9 August 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
- ^ "Curtis Browning to captain Brisbane City in inaugural Buildcorp National Rugby Championship". Queensland Rugby. 1 August 2014. Archived from the original on 1 August 2014. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
- ^ "Player Statistics". its rugby. Retrieved 26 July 2016.