Siteni Taukamo

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Siteni Taukamo
Personal information
Born (2004-10-09) 9 October 2004 (age 18)
Australia [1]
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight89 kg (14 st 0 lb)
Playing information
Position Wing, Fullback
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2023– Cronulla Sharks 00000
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2022– Greece 32008
Source: [2] [3]
As of 30 October 2022

Siteni Taukamo (born 9 October 2004) is a Greece international rugby league footballer who plays as a winger or fullback for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the NRL.

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Background

Taukamo is of Greek, Tongan and New Zealand descent. [4]

He played his junior rugby league for the Gymea Gorillas before being signed by the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks. [5] He is the younger brother of fellow Greek international, Tyrone Taukamo. [4]

Playing career

Taukamo captained the Sharks' Harold Matthews Cup squad during the 2020 and 2021 seasons. On 18 July 2020, Taukamo signed a four-year contract with the club until the end of 2024, transitioning into the first grade squad in 2023. [5]

2022

In 2022, Taukamo was named in the Greece squad for the 2021 Rugby League World Cup, the first ever Greek rugby league squad to compete in a World Cup. [6] [7] Taukamo was initially left out of Greece's 24-man squad due to uncertainty around his age. [8] In Greece's opening match, Taukamo made history by scoring the country's first ever World Cup try. [9] In Greece's final group stage match, Taukamo scored their only try during a record 94-4 loss against England at Bramall Lane in Sheffield. [10]

2023

Taukamo will be a part of the Sharks' top 30 squad for the 2023 NRL season.

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References

  1. ↑ https://greekherald.com.au/sports/dream-come-true-siteni-taukamo-on-scoring-greeces-first-ever-rugby-league-world-cup-try/
  2. ↑ "Player Summary: Siteni Taukamo". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  3. ↑ "Siteni Taukamo - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project.
  4. 1 2 "'Deja vu': Sharks rookie's dream debut for Greece". nrl.com. 19 October 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
  5. 1 2 "Sharks sign talented young gun". nrl.com. 18 July 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
  6. ↑ Darbyshire, Drew (2022-09-14). "Greece announce squad for first-ever Rugby League World Cup". LoveRugbyLeague. Retrieved 2022-09-16.
  7. ↑ "Full list of every squad at the Rugby League World Cup 2021". loverugbyleague.com. Retrieved 2022-10-24.
  8. ↑ "What are the teams for Samoa v Greece men at the Rugby League World Cup?". rlwc2021.com. 21 October 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
  9. ↑ "Rugby League World Cup: Greece score first ever World Cup try". BBC.com. 17 October 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
  10. ↑ "Rugby League World Cup: England crush Greece as Dom Young scores four tries". www.bbc.co.uk.
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