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| Full name | Tallyn Da Silva | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 April 2005 Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 176 cm (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 84 kg (13 st 3 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Hooker | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Tallyn Da Silva (born 20 April 2005) is an Australian rugby league footballer who plays as a hooker for the Wests Tigers in the National Rugby League (NRL).
Da Silva grew up in the Campbelltown area, and was educated at Westfields Sports High School. He played his junior career with the East Campbelltown Eagles. [2]
Da Silva joined the Wests Tigers in 2023. Da Silva started the season in the S. G. Ball Cup competition, then quickly graduated to the Jersey Flegg Cup competition, before ending up in the NSW Cup competition. Tigers' coach Tim Sheens, who allowed the likes of Benji Marshall and Chris Lawrence to thrive at a very young age noticed Da Silva's efforts, and was fast tracked to the first grade side.[ citation needed ]
Da Silva made his first grade debut for the Wests Tigers from the bench with regular back-up hooker Jake Simpkin promoted to the starting side in place of the injured Apisai Koroisau, in his side's 28–6 loss to the Melbourne Storm at Campbelltown Stadium in round 16 of the 2023 NRL season. [3]
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