David Tameilau

Tevita "David" Tameilau (born January 22, 1990) is an American rugby player who plays as a loose forward for the Glasgow Warriors in the Guinness Pro14 and for the United States national rugby union team. In early 2016 Tameilau was predicted to be the breakout player of the year for the U.S.[1] Tameilau debuted for the U.S. national team in the 2016 Americas Rugby Championship.

David Tameilau
Birth nameTevita Tameilau
Date of birth (1990-01-22) January 22, 1990
Place of birthRedwood City, California, United States
Height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight270 lb (120 kg; 19 st 4 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Loose forward
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
-
2018–2019		 Life West
Currie		 ()
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2016
2016
2016–2018
2018
2018–2019
2019–		 San Francisco
Newcastle
Narbonne
Utah Warriors
Glasgow Warriors
San Diego		 6
0
35
9
6
3		 (30)
(0)
(5)
(10)
(5)
(0)
Correct as of 28 December 2020
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2009
2016–		 United States U20
United States		 4
15		 (5)
(10)
Correct as of 28 December 2020

Tameilau played for U.S. youth teams, and played in the 2007 U19 World Cup and 2008 Junior World Championship.[1] Tameilau attended San Francisco City College, then went on a religious mission, then played American football with the NCAA Division II West Texas A&M Buffaloes.[1]

In 2015 Tameilau decided to again focus on rugby. He played for SFGG in the Pacific Rugby Premiership, and then trained with the Taranaki Rugby Academy.[2] In early 2016, he signed for the San Francisco Rush, North America's first professional rugby competition.

Tameilau is the son of Moses Similai, who played rugby internationally.[3]

Tameilau has been drafted to Currie in the Scottish Premiership for the 2018-19 season.[4]

In November 2019, Tameilau was released by Glasgow Warriors. Following this, he was signed by San Diego Legion on 12 November 2019.[5]

Rugby league

In 2020 Tameilau played in the California Rugby League for the East Palo Alto Razorbacks.

References
  1. "Eagles Picked To Play Argentina", February 5, 2016.
  2. 20 Domestic Players to Benefit from PRO Rugby, Americas Rugby News, November 12, 2015.
  3. "The Eagle Journey for Pen Green Alum Tameilau", Goff Rugby Report, February 6, 2016.
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-09-02. Retrieved 2018-09-02.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. https://djcoilrugby.com/2019/11/12/san-diego-legion-tevita-tameilau/
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