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Talite Liavaʻa

Date of Birth
Jul 18, 1971
Nationality
  1. 🇹🇴 Tonga
Height (cm)
187 cm
Weight (kg)
104 kg
Position/s
  1. Prop
Nickname
T
Warrior #
71
Warriors Debut Date
Jul 4, 1999
Warriors Debut Details
July 4 1999, Round 18 vs Canberra Raiders at Bruce Stadium, Canberra, Australia
Warriors Years Active
  1. 1999
  2. 2000
Signed From
Balmain Tigers
Rep Honours
  1. Tonga
Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talite_Liava%CA%BBa
Rugby League Project
https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/talite-liava-a/summary.html

Player Bio

Talite Liava'a (born 18 July 1971) is a former international representative rugby league footballer who played as a prop.

Liava'a is one of a handful of players to have played in two World Cups, representing Tonga in 1995 and 2000. At the 1995 World Cup he was twenty four and playing for the Litchfield Bears when picked by coach Mike McClennan.

After his exposure in England at the 1995 Rugby League World Cup, Liava'a signed with the Swinton Lions, playing in the lower divisions of English National Leagues. He returned to Australia, playing for the Balmain Tigers in the National Rugby League in 1998. He was not re-signed for the 1999 season and moved to Mackay. He joined the Auckland Warriors midway through the season and stayed for the 2000 season. At the end of the year he was one of many players not re-signed by the new owners.

He later played for Perpignan in France.


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