Netani Talei

Netani Talei

Full name	Netani Edward Talei
Date of birth	19 March 1983 (1983-03-19) (age 28)
Place of birth	Suva, Fiji
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	112 kg (17 st 9 lb)
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position	Number eight, Flanker
Professional / senior clubs
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
2003–2003 2004–2005 2005–2005 2006–2006 2006–2006 2006–2006 2006–2007 2007–2010 2010 –	Raiwaqa Suva Highlanders Stallions Nadroga Fiji Barbarians Doncaster Worcester Edinburgh	3 3 3 55	(5) (5) (5) (25)
National team(s)
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
2006 –	Fiji	21	(15)
correct as of 16 November 2011.

Netani Edward Talei (born 19 March 1983 in Suva, Fiji) is a Fijian rugby union player. He currently plays for Edinburgh in the RaboDirect Pro12. He plays as a number eight or flanker.

Career

He represented the Fiji U21s in 2004 after earlier studying at Marist Brothers High School (Fiji) and two years at Welsey College (NZ). After his performance with the Stallions in 2006 in which they lifted the Colonial Cup, he joined provincial stalwarts Nadroga. Talei then got the nod for the run-on team in 2006 to help Fiji defeat Samoa 23–20 in Suva. In 2007 he was part of the 30 man Fiji squad that reached the Quarter-Finals of the Rugby World Cup in France. He played in three pool games before picking up and injury that ruled him out for the rest of the tournament.

Worcester Warriors snapped up Fiji international Talei during the summer, from Doncaster. The giant back row, who has won fifteen caps for his country, signed a one-year deal at Sixways, with an option for an extension.

In March 2008, Worcester opted to extend Talei's contract and he signed a new two-year deal which will keep him at Sixways until 2010.

In May 2010, Edinburgh announced that they had signed Talei on a three year contract.^[1]

References

1. ^ "Gunners complete Talei signing". The Press Association. 31 May 2010. http://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/article/ALeqM5iMOWBVBDPy3tHiIWlPv35nQKpDaQ. Retrieved 31 May 2010. 

External links

• Worcester Warriors Profile
• Guinness Premiership Profile
• Fiji Profile
• Scrum profile

Persondata
Name	Talei, Netani
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Date of birth	19 March 1983
Place of birth	Suva, Fiji
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