Jason Taumalolo
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Personal information
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| Full name | Vaai Taumalolo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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31 May 1993 Auckland, New Zealand |
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| Height | 191 cm (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 113 kg (17 st 11 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing information
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Vaai "Jason" Taumalolo (born 31 May 1993) is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the North Queensland Cowboys of the National Rugby League. A New Zealand and Tongan international representative, Taumalolo primarily plays at second-row and lock. He was a member of the Cowboys' 2015 NRL premiership and 2016 World Club Challenge winning sides and was the Dally M Medal winner in 2016.
Born in Auckland, New Zealand to parents Tominika and Vaai, Taumalolo is of Tongan descent. Enrolled in primary school under his given name, Vaai, his teacher was unable to pronounce it correctly, instead deciding to call him "Jason". He grew up in Mangere and started playing rugby league at the age of 4 for the Papakura Sea Eagles and attended De La Salle College, Mangere East along with older brother Warner. At age 14, he moved to Townsville after being scouted by the North Queensland Cowboys while playing for a New Zealand under 16's touring team. Taumalolo attended Kirwan State High School and played his junior football for the Kirwan Bears and Townsville Brothers. He earned a scholarship with the Cowboys and would go on to represent the Queensland under 18's and Australian schoolboys at the age of 16.
Taumalolo debuted for the Cowboys NYC team in round 24 against the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, becoming the youngest ever player to debut for the club, aged 17 years, 2 months and 21 days, when he came off the interchange bench in the Cowboys 22-20 loss at Dairy Farmers Stadium. It was his only appearance for 2010. In October, Taumalolo played for the Junior Kiwis.
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