Starford To'a
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Full name | Starford To'a | |||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Auckland, New Zealand | 23 June 2000|||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 97 kg (15 st 4 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Wing, Centre, Fullback | |||||||||||||||||||||
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As of 12 September 2021 Source: [1] |
Starford To'a (born 23 June 2000) is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who plays as a winger, centre or fullback for the Newcastle Knights in the NRL.
Background[]
To'a was born in Auckland, New Zealand[2] and is of Tongan and Māori descent.
Playing career[]
Early years[]
In 2018, he moved to Australia to play for the Newcastle Knights, after being scouted by a recruitment manager for the Knights in 2016 at a New Zealand national tournament in Rotorua.[2] He played for the Knights' Jersey Flegg Cup team.[3] At the end of 2018, he played for the Australian Schoolboys and was named man of the match in their first game.[4]
2019[]
In 2019, To'a joined the Knights' NRL squad for pre-season training and played in a first-grade trial match.[5] In June, he re-signed with the Knights on a 2-year contract until the end of 2021.[6] In round 25 of the 2019 NRL season, he made his NRL debut for the Knights against the Penrith Panthers[7] and scored a try.[8] On 29 September, he will play for the Junior Kiwis against the Junior Kangaroos.[9]
2020[]
He made seven appearances for Newcastle in the 2020 NRL season and scored four tries. To'a did not feature in the club's first finals campaign since 2013.[10]
References[]
- ^ Rugby League Project
- ^ a b "The future: Meet Starford To'a". Newcastle Knights. 7 November 2018.
- ^ "Players". 24 September 2018.
- ^ "Schoolboys post record win in first Tour game". 27 November 2018.
- ^ TOOHEY, BARRY (5 March 2019). "Rookie Knight Starford To'a's dazzling feet sign of big future". Newcastle Herald.
- ^ "Exciting back Starford To'a awarded new deal". Newcastle Knights. 24 June 2019.
- ^ TOOHEY, BARRY (6 September 2019). "Teenage winger Starford To'a to make Knights debut against Panthers". Newcastle Herald.
- ^ "Penrith Panthers trounce Newcastle Knights to send James Maloney out on a high". National Rugby League. 8 September 2019.
- ^ "Three Knights named in Junior Kiwis side - Knights".
- ^ "2020 season by the numbers". www.nrl.com.
External links[]
- 2000 births
- New Zealand rugby league players
- Newcastle Knights players
- Junior Kiwis players
- Rugby league fullbacks
- Rugby league centres
- Rugby league wingers
- Rugby league players from Auckland
- Living people