Junior Tia-Kilifi
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| Full name | Junior Tia-Kilifi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 24 April 1988 Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 92 kg (14 st 7 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Wing, Centre, Second-row | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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As of 17 January 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Junior Tia-Kilifi (JTK) (born 24 April 1988) is a Samoa international former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 2000s and 2020s for the Penrith Panthers and the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in the National Rugby League. Tia-Kilifi usually played on the wing or as a centre.
Background[]
Tia-Kilifi was born in Auckland, New Zealand. He attended Chifley College in Mt Druitt, and St Dominics College in Penrith, and played for the school team.[3] Tia-Kilifi played his junior footy for the Minchinbury Jets.
Playing career[]
Tia-Kilifi made his debut with the Penrith Panthers in 2009, but left the club at the end of the season to sign a two-year contract with the Bulldogs, commencing at the start of the 2010 season.[4]
Tia-Kilifi mostly played for Canterbury's feeder side in the NSW Cup. At the end of the 2011 season, Tia-Kilifi moved back to Penrith in a one-year contract.[5] He then renewed his contract for another season.
In 2015, Tia-Kilifi played for the Auburn Warriors in the Ron Massey Cup. In The 2017 Ron Massey Cup season, Kilifi played for foundation club The Western Suburbs Magpies.[6][7]
International career[]
Tia-Kilifi was called up for the Samoa national rugby league team in 2006, but never played.[8]
On 8 September 2014, Tia-Kilifi was named in the Samoa train-on squad for the 2014 Four Nations,[9] but didn’t make the final 24 man squad.
References[]
- ^ Rugby League Project
- ^ NRL Stats[permanent dead link]
- ^ http://www.aisnsw.edu.au/CIS/LinkClick.aspx?link=Rugby[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Bulldogs sign young talent". The Daily Telegraph. 13 August 2009. Retrieved 17 August 2009.
- ^ "Panthers add Etu Uaisele & Junior Tia-Kilifi to 2012 Squad". www.penrithpanthers.com.a. Penrith Panthers. 10 November 2011. Retrieved 10 November 2011.
- ^ http://www.westsmagpies.com.au/news/2017/june/weekend-reports-wests-v-mounties/
- ^ http://leagueunlimited.com/news/leagueunlimited-rm-cup-teams-2017-round-20/
- ^ "England 38-14 Samoa". BBC. 5 November 2006. Retrieved 30 July 2008.
- ^ http://www.zerotackle.com/nrl/samao-train-on-squad-announced-14837/
External links[]
- 1988 births
- New Zealand rugby league players
- New Zealand people of Samoan descent
- Samoa national rugby league team players
- Samoan rugby league players
- Penrith Panthers players
- Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs players
- Illawarra Cutters players
- Wyong Roos players
- Rugby league wingers
- New Zealand expatriate rugby league players
- Expatriate rugby league players in Australia
- New Zealand expatriate sportspeople in Australia
- Living people