Jamayne Taunoa-Brown
Jamayne Taunoa-Brown is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a prop for the New Zealand Warriors in the NRL.
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| Full name | Jamayne Taunoa-Brown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 November 1996 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 194 cm (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 117 kg (18 st 6 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Prop | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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As of 18 November 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Early life
Taunoa-Brown was born in Melbourne, Australia. He played his junior rugby league for the Altona Roosters where he then went onto play junior representative rugby league for both the Melbourne Storm and Newcastle Knights.
Playing career
Taunoa-Brown represented the Indigenous All Stars in the 2020 All Stars match.[1]
Taunoa-Brown made his NRL debut in round 1 of the 2020 NRL season for the New Zealand Warriors against Newcastle Knights starting from the bench, in the 20–0 loss.[2] He scored his first try in the Warriors' 18–0 win over the St. George Illawarra Dragons in round 3 of the same season.[3]
Music career
Taunton-Brown is also a rapper and hip hop producer, going under the pseudonym “Yung Maynie”.[4]
References
- "NZ Warriors sign prop Jamayne Taunoa-Brown on two year deal". newshub.co.nz. 28 February 2020.
- "Knights v Warriors". National Rugby League. Retrieved 2020-06-01.
- "Warriors v Dragons". National Rugby League. Retrieved 2020-06-01.
- "Yung Maynie". Triplejunearthed.com. 17 January 2019.