Tiaan Tauakipulu

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Tiaan Tauakipulu
Place of birth Auckland, New Zealand
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight119 kg (262 lb; 18 st 10 lb)
SchoolSt Kentigern College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
Super Rugby
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2020–2023 Waratahs 4 (0)
Correct as of 10 July 2023

Tiaan Tauakipulu (born in New Zealand) is an Australian rugby union player who plays for the Waratahs in Super Rugby. His playing position is prop. He was named in the Waratahs elite development squad for the Super Rugby competition in 2020. [1] [2] He made his debut for the Waratahs in round 1 of the Super Rugby AU competition against the Reds, coming on as a replacement. [3]

Reference list

  1. "NSW Waratahs add more names to their Elite Development Squad" (Press release). NSW Waratahs. 11 December 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  2. "Tiaan Tauakipulu joins NSW Waratahs" (Press release). NSW Waratahs. 2 December 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  3. "UPDATE: "He's an outstanding footballer": Penney backs Harris to make Super Rugby AU stamp on debut". Rugby.com.au. 1 July 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2020.


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