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| Born | 9 October 2004 Australia [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 89 kg (14 st 0 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Wing, Fullback, Five-eighth | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Siteni Taukamo (born 9 October 2004) is a Greece international rugby league footballer who plays as a winger or fullback for the Newcastle Knights in the NRL he previously played for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the NRL.
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]
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]
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]
Taukamo will be a part of the Sharks' top 30 squad for the 2023 NRL season.[ citation needed ]
In 2024 Taukamo was released by the Sharks to take up a deal with fellow NRL club the Newcastle Knights and is currently listed in their extended squad for the upcoming 2025 season.