Joel Taufa’ao (birth unknown) is an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 2000s. He played at representative level for Tonga, and at club level for the South Sydney Rabbitohs (Reserve grade) in the National Rugby League (NRL), as a halfback.[1]
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Full name | Joel Leone Taufa'ao | |||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Newcastle, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Halfback, Centre | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1] As of 8 November 2008 |
Background
editJoel Taufaʻao was born in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.[1]
Playing career
editTaufa'ao has also appeared on several occasions for Tonga including at the 2006 Pacific Cup and Federation Shield competitions.
In August 2008, Taufa'ao was named in the Tonga training squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup,[2] and in October 2008 he was named in the final 24-man Tonga squad.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
- ^ "Tug-of-war over Mason". Sky Sports. 5 August 2008. Archived from the original on 16 September 2008. Retrieved 6 August 2008.
- ^ "Samoa, Tonga and Fiji name squads". BBC. 8 October 2008. Retrieved 9 October 2008.