Sakaria Taulafo | |
Birth Name: | Sakaria Taulafo |
Birth Date: | 29 January 1983 |
Birth Place: | Motootua, Samoa |
Height: | 1.83m (06feet) |
Weight: | 1200NaN0 [1] |
Ru Position: | Loosehead Prop |
Ru Nationalteam: | Samoa |
Ru Nationalyears: | 2009– |
Ru Nationalcaps: | 44 |
Ru Nationalpoints: | (5) |
Ru Ntupdate: | 26 November 2016 |
Ru Clubyears: | 2009–13 2013–2018 2020 2021– |
Ru Proclubs: | London Wasps Stade Français Glendale Raptors Rugby United New York |
Ru Clubcaps: | 86 78 |
Ru Clubpoints: | (15) (10) |
Ru Clubupdate: | 12 August 2015 |
Ru Provinceyears: | 2003–05 2005–09 |
Ru Provincecaps: | 21 |
Ru Provincepoints: | (0) |
School: | Nelson College |
Sakaria Taulafo (born 29 January 1983)[2] is a Samoa international rugby union player and a New Zealand national. He currently plays for Rugby United New York (RUNY) of Major League Rugby (MLR).
Taulafo attended Nelson College in 2002 and was a member of the school's 1st XV rugby union team.[3] He can play at loosehead or tighthead prop. He initially played for Tasman and Nelson Bays in the Air New Zealand Cup.
He made his debut for Samoa on their 2009 Autumn tour and represented them until 2016.[4]
From 2009 — 2013 he played for the London Wasps in the English club competition, the Aviva Premiership. From 2013 — 2018 he played for Stade Francais.
In 2020 he moved to the United States to play for the Glendale Raptors of Major League Rugby (MLR),[4] before being traded to Rugby United New York for the 2021 season.[5]