Simaima Taufa

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Simaima Taufa
Personal information
Full nameSimaima Taufa-Kautai
Born (1994-04-28) 28 April 1994 (age 32)
Tofoa, Tonga
Height163 cm (5 ft 4 in)
Weight80 kg (12 st 8 lb)
Playing information
PositionLock, Prop
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2018–20 Sydney Roosters 9 2 0 0 8
2021–22 Parramatta Eels 12 0 0 0 20
2023– Canberra Raiders 28 8 0 0 32
Total 49 10 0 0 60
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2014–25 New South Wales 11 2 0 0 8
2014– Australia 11 0 0 0 0
2015–16 Women's All Stars 2 0 0 0 0
Source: RLP
As of 14 November 2022

Simaima Taufa-Kautai (born 28 April 1994) is a rugby league footballer who plays as a lock for the Canberra Raiders in the NRL Women's Premiership and Mounties RLFC in the NSWRL Women's Premiership.

She is an Australian and New South Wales representative.

Background

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

She grew up playing rugby union, playing for the Western Sydney Two Blues in Sydney's Jack Scott Cup competition.[2]

Playing career

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In 2014, Taufa began playing rugby league for the Canley Heights Dragons.[3] On 19 July 2014, she made her debut for New South Wales in a 10–26 loss to Queensland.[4] On 9 November 2014, she made her Test debut for Australia in an 8–12 win over New Zealand.[5][6]

On 27 September 2017, Taufa won the Dally M Female Player of the Year medal at the Dally M awards.[7] On 2 December 2017, Taufa started at lock in Australia's World Cup final win over New Zealand.[8]

On 17 June 2018, Taufa was announced as one of fifteen marquee signings by the Sydney Roosters NRL Women's Premiership team.[9] On 2 September 2018, she was named captain of the side.[10]

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.[11] On 30 September 2018, she started at lock in the Roosters 12–34 Grand Final loss to the Brisbane Broncos.[12]

In 2020, Taufa joined the North Sydney Bears in the NSWRL Women's Premiership.[13] On 25 October 2020, Taufa started at prop in the Roosters 10–20 Grand Final loss to the Broncos.[14]

References

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