Ola Tauelangi

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Ola Tauelangi
Date of birth28 November 1999
Place of birthBallarat, Victoria
Height194 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight115 kg (254 lb; 18 st 2 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker
Current team Moana Pasifika
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2019 Melbourne Rising ()
2023 Waratahs 1 (0)
2024– Moana Pasifika 0 (0)
Correct as of 19 November 2023

Ola Tauelangi is an Australian rugby union player of Tongan descent, who plays for Moana Pasifika. His preferred position is flanker. [1]

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Early career

Tauelangi is from Ballarat only began playing rugby aged 16. [2] He moved to New South Wales in 2020 and began representing Gordon RFC in the Shute Shield. [3] His performances for Gordon earned him the attention of the Waratahs who invited him to train with the side in pre-season. [4]

Professional career

From Ballarat, Victoria, Tauelangi was named in the Melbourne Rising squad for the 2019 National Rugby Championship where he made his professional debut. [5] Tauelangi moved to Sydney in 2020 and played in Sydney's Shute Shield competition for Gordon Rugby Club from seasons 2020 through to 2022. Having trained with the Waratahs in both 2021 and 2022, it wasn't until 2023 when he was called into the side as an injury replacement ahead of Round 12 of the 2023 Super Rugby Pacific season when he was named on the bench against the Rebels where he featured in the final minutes of the game, making an impression off the bench. [6] He was named in the Moana Pasifika squad for the 2024 Super Rugby Pacific season. [7]

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References

  1. "Ola Tauelangi". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
  2. "Ola Tauelangi takes the field for Melbourne Rising". The Courier. 7 October 2019. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
  3. "2020 Shute Shield GF: Meet the teams". Behind the Ruck. 30 October 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
  4. "NSW Waratahs bolster squad numbers for pre-season with club rugby stars". NSW Waratahs. 8 October 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
  5. "NRC 2019 squad announcement: Rising load up on local talent". Melbourne Rebels. 14 August 2019. Archived from the original on 14 August 2019.
  6. "Team News - Waratahs ready to rumble with Rebels". NSW Waratahs (Press release). 11 May 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  7. "Moana Pasifika Squad Announcement 2024". Moana Pasifika (Press release). 9 November 2023. Retrieved 9 November 2023.