Kelepi Tanginoa
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| Tanginoa playing for the Wentworthville Magpies in 2014. | ||||||
| Personal information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Born | 1 March 1994 Auburn, New South Wales, Australia | |||||
| Height | 181 cm (5 ft 11 in) | |||||
| Weight | 102 kg (16 st 1 lb) | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
| Position | Second-row, Lock | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 2013–14 | Parramatta Eels | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | North Queensland Cowboys | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016– | Parramatta Eels | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| As of 22 October 2015 | ||||||
| Source: [1] | ||||||
Kelepi Tanginoa (born 1 March 1994) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the Parramatta Eels in the National Rugby League. He plays at second-row and lock, and previously played for the North Queensland Cowboys.
Background
Born in Auburn, New South Wales, Tanginoa played his junior football for the Canley Heights Dragons, CVD Edensor Park Cobras and Cabramatta Two Blues before being signed by the Parramatta Eels, playing for their Harold Matthews Cup, SG Ball Cup and NYC teams. He attended Westfields Sport High School where he represented the Australian Schoolboys in 2012. In 2010, Tanginoa represented the New South Wales under-16s side and in 2012 represented the New South Wales under-18s.
Playing career
2013
In Round 2 of the 2013 NRL season, Tanginoa made his NRL debut for the Eels against the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs. In April, Tanginoa played for the New South Wales Under 20s team. He played 9 games for the Eels in his rookie year before succumbing to a fractured hand and then a stress fracture in his right foot.
In July 2013, Tanginoa re-signed with the Eels on a 2-year contract.[2]
2014
On 29 August 2014, Tanginoa was released from his Eels contract, signing a 2-year contract with the North Queensland Cowboys, starting in 2015.[3][4]
2015
In Round 2 of the 2015 NRL season, Tanginoa made his debut for the Cowboys, coming off the bench in the side's 14-16 loss to the Newcastle Knights.
On 27 September 2015, Tanginoa played in the Townsville Blackhawks' Intrust Super Cup Grand Final loss to the Ipswich Jets. Tanginoa was a member of the Cowboys' 2015 Premiership winning squad, though he did not take part in the Grand Final.
On 21 October 2015, Tanginoa signed a 1-year contract to return to the Parramatta Eels, after being released from the final year of his Cowboys contract.[5][6]
Statistics
NRL
- Statistics are correct to the end of the 2015 season [7]
| Season | Team | Matches | T | G | GK % | F/G | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Parramatta | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | Parramatta | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | North Queensland | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career totals | 16 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
References
- ↑ "Kelepi Tanginoa - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 2016-08-10.
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20131203060457/http://www.parraeels.com.au/news-display/Recruitment-and-Retention-Update/78792. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 23 July 2015. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ "Tanginoa to join the". Cowboys. 2014-08-29. Retrieved 2015-10-22.
- ↑ "North Queensland Cowboys hoping they've found a ready replacement for departing Tariq Sims after signing Kelepi Tanginoa.". Townsville Bulletin. 2014-08-29. Retrieved 2015-10-22.
- ↑ "Eels sign trio for 2016 | NRL". Zero Tackle. Retrieved 2015-10-22.
- ↑ "Blackhawks fullback Jahrome Hughes earns Cowboys contract". Townsville Bulletin. 2015-10-09. Retrieved 2015-10-22.
- ↑ "Kelepi Tanginoa - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. 1994-03-01. Retrieved 2015-10-22.