Simaima Taufa

Simaima Taufa-Kautai (born 28 April 1994) is an Tongan-Australian rugby league footballer who plays as a lock for the Sydney Roosters in the NRL Women's Premiership and the North Sydney Bears in the NSWRL Women's Premiership.

Simaima Taufa
Personal information
Full nameSimaima Taufa-Kautai
Born (1994-04-28) 28 April 1994
Tofoa, Tonga
Height153 cm (5 ft 0 in)
Weight82 kg (12 st 13 lb)
Playing information
PositionLock, Prop
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2018– Sydney Roosters 9 2 0 0 8
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2014–20 New South Wales 6 1 0 0 4
2014–19 Australia 9 0 0 0 0
2015–16 Women's All Stars 2 0 0 0 0
As of 25 November 2020
Source: RLP

She is an Australian and New South Wales representative.

Background

Taufa was born in Tonga and raised in Auckland, New Zealand, before moving to Sydney with her family.[1]

Playing career

In 2014, Taufa began playing rugby league for the Canley Heights Dragons.[2] On 19 July 2014, she made her debut for New South Wales in a 10–26 loss to Queensland.[3] On 9 November 2014, she made her Test debut for Australia in an 8–12 win over New Zealand.[4][5]

On 27 September 2017, Taufa won the Dally M Female Player of the Year medal at the Dally M awards.[6] On 2 December 2017, Taufa started at lock in Australia's World Cup final win over New Zealand.[7]

On 17 June 2018, Taufa was announced as one of fifteen marquee signings by the Sydney Roosters NRL Women's Premiership team.[8] On 2 September 2018, she was named captain of the side.[9]

In Round 1 of the 2018 NRL Women's season, she made her debut for the Roosters in a 4–10 loss to the New Zealand Warriors.[10] On 30 September 2018, she started at lock in the Roosters 12–34 Grand Final loss to the Brisbane Broncos.[11]

In 2020, Taufa joined the North Sydney Bears in the NSWRL Women's Premiership.[12] On 25 October 2020, Taufa started at prop in the Roosters 10–20 Grand Final loss to the Broncos.[13]

References
  1. "Simaima Taufa". NRL.
  2. "Interstate Challenge: Canley Heights Dragons". Fairfield Chaampion. 30 July 2014.
  3. "2014 Women's Interstate Challenge". NRL. 13 July 2014.
  4. "NSW Stars In Jillaroos Squad". NSWRL. 21 October 2014.
  5. Media, NRL Digital (21 October 2014). "Six new faces for Australian Jillaroos". NRL CLUBS. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  6. "Simaima Taufa rugby league 'Female Player of the Year'". Matangi Tonga. 29 September 2017. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  7. "Jillaroos named". Rugby League World Cup. 8 October 2017. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  8. "Roosters announce NRLW marquee signings". Sydney Roosters. 17 June 2018. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
  9. "Simaima Taufa named captain of Women's Premiership team". Sydney Roosters. 2 September 2018.
  10. "NRLW Late Mail Round 1". Sydney Roosters. 8 September 2018.
  11. "NRLW Late Mail Grand Final". Sydney Roosters. 30 September 2018.
  12. "Women's Origins - Simaima Taufa". NSWRL. 26 August 2020.
  13. "NRLW Late Mail Grand Final". Sydney Roosters. 25 October 2020.
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