Angus Ta'avao
| Full name | Angus Ta'avao-Matau | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 22 March 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Auckland, New Zealand | ||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Weight | 124 kg (273 lb) | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Prop | ||
| Amateur clubs | |||
| Years | Club / team | ||
| Marist Brothers Old Boys Rugby Club of Auckland. | |||
| Provincial/State sides | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2010–2014 2014–2015 |
Auckland Taranaki |
38 22 |
(10) (5) |
| correct as of 18 October 2015. | |||
| Super Rugby | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2012–2015 2016−present |
Blues Waratahs |
37 15 |
(10) (15) |
| correct as of 21 July 2016. | |||
| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2010 | New Zealand under-20 | 4 | (0) |
| correct as of 15 July 2013. | |||
Angus Ta'avao is a New Zealand rugby union player. He specialises as a prop forward. He plays for the Waratahs in Super Rugby. He has the ability to represent three national teams, New Zealand through birth, Australia through his mother, and Samoa through his father.
Career
Early career
Ta'avao was selected for the New Zealand U20 side for the 2010 tournament in Argentina, where he captained the side in his first match. He made his Auckland debut in the same year.[1]
Super Rugby
Ta'avao was a member of the Blues wider training group in 2011. He was a member of the full Blues squad from the 2012 until the 2015.
He has signed a two year contract for the Waratahs and Sydney Rays for 2016 through until 2017.
External links
References
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 29 February 2012. Retrieved 2012-02-24.
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