Taniela Tuiaki

Infobox rugby league biography
playername = Taniela Tuiaki
fullname = Taniela Bob Tuiaki
nickname = TNT, the Tank


caption =
country =
position = Wing, Second-row
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1982|5|2|df=yes
placeofbirth = Auckland
countryofbirth = New Zealand
height = convert|183|cm|ftin|abbr=on
weight = convert|105|kg|stlb|abbr=on
club1 = Wests Tigers
year1start = 2006
year1end = present
appearances1 = 55
tries1 = 20
goals1 = 0
fieldgoals1 = 0
points1 = 80
teamA = Tonga
yearAstart = 2006
yearAend =
appearancesA = 2
triesA = 2
goalsA = 0
fieldgoalsA = 0
pointsA = 8
teamB = New Zealand
yearBstart = 2007
yearBend =
appearancesB = 4
triesB = 1
goalsB = 0
fieldgoalsB = 0
pointsB = 4
updated = 04:48, 6 September 2008 (UTC)
source = [http://203.166.101.37/NRL08/playercareer.asp?lplayer=460006 NRL Stats] & [http://rugbyleagueproject.com/players/Taniela_Tuiaki.html RLP]

Taniela Tuiaki (born 2 May, 1985 in Auckland, New Zealand) is a New Zealand professional rugby league player for the Wests Tigers in the Australian National Rugby League (NRL) competition. Tuiaki is a versatile player but primarily plays on the wing, often moving into the second-row within a game.cite web|url=http://rugbyleagueproject.com/players/Taniela_Tuiaki.html|title=Taniela Tuiaki|publisher=Rugby League Project|date=2008-06-29|accessdate=2008-06-29] cite web|url=http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,22219417-23214,00.html|title=Tigers ride Tuiaki freight train|publisher=Fox Sports|date=2007-08-10|accessdate=2008-06-29]

Tuiaki represented Tonga in two international matches against England in 2006, scoring a try in each game. [cite news|publisher="BBC Sport"|title=England 32-14 Tonga |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_league/international_and_australian/6130068.stm |accessdate=2007-11-30|date=2006-11-12] cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_league/international_and_australian/6091444.stm|title=England 40-18 Tonga|publisher=BBC|date=2006-10-29|accessdate=2007-11-30] cite web|url=http://www.samoaobserver.ws/local/LNPages/0308/2808ln013.htm|title=NRL’s island talent|publisher=Samoa Observer|date=2008-03-28|accessdate=2008-08-04]

In October, 2007, Tuiaki was cleared to play for New Zealand against Australia in the 2007 Centenary Test. [cite news|publisher="The Sydney Morning Herald"|title=Moimoi and Tuiaki cleared to play |url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/news/moimoi-and-tuiaki-cleared-to-play/2007/10/04/1191091265897.html |accessdate=2007-11-30|date=2007-10-04] He went on to play in the three match series loss to the Great Britain Lions in England in October-November 2007, scoring a try in the final game. [cite news|publisher="Fox Sports news (Australia)"|title=Lions sweep New Zealand |url=http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,22739164-23214,00.html |accessdate=2007-11-11|date=2007-11-11]

He has been named in the New Zealand training squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup.cite web|url=http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12196_3949034,00.html|title=Kiwis select Sonny Bill|publisher=Sky Sports|date=2008-08-08|accessdate=2008-08-08]

He has been named in the Tonga squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup.cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_league/7658506.stm|title=Samoa, Tonga and Fiji name squads|publisher=BBC|date=2008-10-08|accessdate=2008-10-09]

Footnotes

External links

* [http://www.weststigers.com.au/player_profiles_detail.aspx?PlayerId=25 Taniela Tuiaki at "Wests Tigers"]
* [http://www.nrl.com.au/Players/tabid/10390/default.aspx?playerid=74 Taniela Tuikaki at "NRL.com"]