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Sam Talakai
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Sam Talakai (born 4 September 1991), is an Australian rugby union player of Tongan descent. His usual position is tighthead prop. He plays for Glasgow Warriors and Australia.[4] He formerly played for Brisbane City in the National Rugby Championship, the Melbourne Rebels in Super Rugby
Family and early life
[edit]Talakai was born in Australia. He attended Waverley College where he played rugby for the 1st XV team. He has a younger brother named Kaiasi Talakai also playing for Waverley College.[2]
Career
[edit]Talakai joined the Sydney University club in 2010,[5] and by 2012 was a regular starter in their first grade Shute Shield team.[6] In 2012 he was selected in the Junior Waratahs side to play in the Pacific Rugby Cup,[7] and in 2013 he made his debut off the bench for the Waratahs against the British and Irish Lions.[5][8] In 2014 he was recruited by Brisbane City coach Nick Stiles to play in the National Rugby Championship.[2][9]
He joined Glasgow Warriors on 21 August 2024.[10] He made his competitive debut on 21 September 2024 against Ulster Rugby for the Glasgow side, becoming Glasgow Warrior No. 361.
International
[edit]On 26 November 2022, Talakai was substituted onto the field in place of Allan Alaalatoa in the 71st minute of the Wallabies game against Wales, marking his debut in which the Wallabies won 39 to 34.
Super Rugby statistics
[edit]- As of 3 June 2023[11]
| Season | Team | Games | Starts | Sub | Mins | Tries | Cons | Pens | Drops | Points | Yel | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Reds | 13 | 6 | 7 | 471 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | Reds | 13 | 1 | 12 | 237 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2017 | Reds | 14 | 12 | 2 | 692 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | Rebels | 16 | 7 | 9 | 605 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | Rebels | 15 | 8 | 7 | 629 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | Rebels | 14 | 12 | 2 | 750 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 85 | 46 | 39 | 3,384 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Sam Talakai". Australian Rugby. 2016. Archived from the original on 19 November 2016.
- ^ a b c Cook, Paul (6 October 2014). "Big Sam Aiming For the Big Time With City". Rugby News. Archived from the original on 16 November 2014. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
- ^ Tucker, Jim (8 March 2016). "The Tight Five with Jim Tucker: Reds players must fire up, phony suspensions and the howler of the round". The Courier Mail. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
- ^ "Glasgow Warriors add Talakai ahead of new campaign".
- ^ a b "Player Profiles: Sam Talakai". Sydney University Rugby. 2013. Archived from the original on 4 August 2014.
- ^ "Player Profiles: Sam Talakai". It's Rugby. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
- ^ "Junior Waratahs Team Sheet" (PDF). Federation of Oceania Rugby Unions. 26 February 2012. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 August 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
- ^ "Inexperienced Waratahs to tackle Lions". Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax. 14 June 2013. Archived from the original on 9 August 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
- ^ "Curtis Browning to captain Brisbane City in inaugural Buildcorp National Rugby Championship". Queensland Rugby. 1 August 2014. Archived from the original on 1 August 2014. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
- ^ "Glasgow Warriors add Talakai ahead of new campaign".
- ^ "Player Statistics". its rugby. Retrieved 26 July 2016.