Taimane Levu

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Taimane Levu
Personal information
Full nameTaimane Levu
Born (1997-05-25) 25 May 1997 (age 26)
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Height172 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight101 kg (15 st 13 lb)
Playing information
Position Prop
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2020– New Zealand Warriors 20000
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2019 Samoa 10000
2019 Prime Minister's XIII 10000
Source: RLP
As of 19 February 2021

Taimane Levu (born 25 May 1997) is an Australian rugby league footballer who primarily plays as a prop for the New Zealand Warriors in the NRL Women's Premiership and Wests Panthers in the QRL Women's Premiership.

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Background

Levu was born in Brisbane, Queensland and played her junior rugby league for the Inala Panthers. [1]

Playing career

In May 2019, Levu represented South East Queensland at the Women's National Championships. [2] On 22 June 2019, Levu represented Fetu Samoa in their 46–8 loss to New Zealand. [3] On 11 October 2019, she started at prop for the Prime Minister's XIII in their win over Fiji. [4]

2020

In 2020, Levu played for Ipswich Brothers in the QRL Women's Premiership and later played for the Wests Panthers in the Holcim Cup. [5] [6]

On 18 September, Levu joined the New Zealand Warriors NRL Women's Premiership team. [7] In Round 1 of the 2020 NRLW season, she made her debut for the Warriors in a 28–14 loss to the Brisbane Broncos.

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References

  1. "SEQ name Women's teams for upcoming carnivals". QRL. 10 May 2018.
  2. "Line-ups named for Women's National Championships". NRL. 22 May 2019.
  3. "Kiwi Ferns v Samoa". NRL.com. 22 June 2019.
  4. "Prime Minister's XIII v Fiji teams, how to watch". NRL. 11 October 2019.
  5. "QRL Women's BHP Premiership - 2020 Round 1". League Unlimited. 10 March 2020.
  6. "Bears and Magpies to square off in Holcim Cup decider". QRL. 5 September 2020.
  7. "Donald announces Warriors NRLW squad". NZ Warriors. 18 September 2020.