Junior Tia-Kilifi

Junior Tia-Kilifi (JTK) (born 24 April 1988) is a Samoa international former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 2000s and 2020s for the Penrith Panthers and the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in the National Rugby League. Tia-Kilifi usually played on the wing or as a centre.

Junior Tia-Kilifi
Personal information
Full nameJunior Tia-Kilifi
Born (1988-04-24) 24 April 1988
Auckland, New Zealand
Height1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Weight92 kg (14 st 7 lb)
Playing information
PositionWing, Centre, Second-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2009 Penrith Panthers 8 4 0 0 16
2010 Canterbury-Bankstown 2 2 0 0 8
Total 10 6 0 0 24
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2006 Samoa 1 0 0 0 0
As of 17 January 2019
Source: [1][2]

Background

Tia-Kilifi was born in Auckland, New Zealand. He attended Chifley College in Mt Druitt, and St Dominics College in Penrith, and played for the school team.[3] Tia-Kilifi played his junior footy for the Minchinbury Jets.

Playing career

Tia-Kilifi made his debut with the Penrith Panthers in 2009, but left the club at the end of the season to sign a two-year contract with the Bulldogs, commencing at the start of the 2010 season.[4]

Tia-Kilifi mostly played for Canterbury's feeder side in the NSW Cup. At the end of the 2011 season, Tia-Kilifi moved back to Penrith in a one-year contract.[5] He then renewed his contract for another season.

In 2015, Tia-Kilifi played for the Auburn Warriors in the Ron Massey Cup. In The 2017 Ron Massey Cup season, Kilifi played for foundation club The Western Suburbs Magpies.[6][7]

International career

Tia-Kilifi was called up for the Samoa national rugby league team in 2006, but never played.[8]

On 8 September 2014, Tia-Kilifi was named in the Samoa train-on squad for the 2014 Four Nations,[9] but didn’t make the final 24 man squad.

References
  1. Rugby League Project
  2. NRL Stats
  3. http://www.aisnsw.edu.au/CIS/LinkClick.aspx?link=Rugby%5B%5D
  4. "Bulldogs sign young talent". The Daily Telegraph. 13 August 2009. Retrieved 17 August 2009.
  5. "Panthers add Etu Uaisele & Junior Tia-Kilifi to 2012 Squad". www.penrithpanthers.com.a. Penrith Panthers. 10 November 2011. Retrieved 10 November 2011.
  6. http://www.westsmagpies.com.au/news/2017/june/weekend-reports-wests-v-mounties/
  7. http://leagueunlimited.com/news/leagueunlimited-rm-cup-teams-2017-round-20/
  8. "England 38-14 Samoa". BBC. 5 November 2006. Retrieved 30 July 2008.
  9. http://www.zerotackle.com/nrl/samao-train-on-squad-announced-14837/
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