Chanel Harris-Tavita

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Chanel Harris-Tavita
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Personal information
Full nameChanel Harris-Tavita
Born (1999-04-03) 3 April 1999 (age 25)
Auckland, New Zealand
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight89 kg (14 st 0 lb)
Playing information
Position Five-eighth, Halfback, Fullback
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2019– New Zealand Warriors 7111631171
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2019– Samoa 740016
2022 Māori All Stars 10000
Source: [1]
As of 23 August 2024

Chanel Harris-Tavita (born 3 April 1999) is a Samoan international rugby league footballer who plays as a five-eighth , halfback or fullback and currently plays for the New Zealand Warriors in the National Rugby League (NRL).

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Background

Harris-Tavita was born in Auckland, New Zealand and is of Samoan descent. His grandfather Ray Harris represented New Zealand Maori and Auckland. [2] [3]

Playing career

2016-2018

A clever ball player, he was named the New Zealand Warriors 2017 NYC player of the year. [4]

Harris-Tavita made his NYC debut on his 17th birthday in 2016 and, after two seasons in the under-20 grade, was moved up to develop his game in the Intrust Super Premiership in 2018. [4]

2019-2020

In round 4 of the 2019 NRL season, Harris-Tavita made his NRL debut against the Gold Coast Titans. He was viewed as Shaun Johnson long term replacement, who signed with the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in late 2018. [5]

He made 13 appearances for the New Zealand Warriors in both of the 2019 and 2020 seasons as the club missed out on the finals. [6]

2021

In round 9 of the 2021 NRL season, he scored two tries in a 38-32 loss against Manly-Warringah. He made a total of 11 appearances for the club which saw New Zealand once again miss out on the finals. [7]

2022

Following New Zealand's record 70-10 loss to Melbourne in round 8 of the 2022 NRL season, it was revealed that Harris-Tavita suffered a ruptured testicle during the game which required surgery. Harris-Tavita was then ruled out from playing indefinitely. [8] In May 2022, Harris-Tavita announced he was taking a hiatus from rugby league at the end of the season. Harris-Tavita cited that he had lost the passion for playing the game and was going to spend his time traveling and writing. [9] [10]

In October Harris-Tavita was named in the Samoa squad for the 2021 Rugby League World Cup. [11] Harris-Tavita played for Samoa in their Rugby League World Cup final loss to Australia. During the second half, Harris-Tavita was knocked out after being hit in the head by Australia's Angus Crichton. Harris-Tavita played no further part in the match. [12]

2023

After the World Cup the previous year, Harris-Tavita travelled Europe as part of his hiatus from rugby league. In May 2023, it was announced Harris-Tavita would return to the New Zealand Warriors, signing a two-year deal from 2024. [13]

2024

He played 17 games for the New Zealand Warriors in the 2024 NRL season which saw the club finish 13th on the table. [14]

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