Junior Tia-Kilifi

Junior Tia-Kilifi
Personal information
Full name	Junior Tia-Kilifi
Born	24 April 1988 (age 36); Auckland, New Zealand
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Weight	92 kg (14 st 7 lb)
Playing information
Position	Wing, Centre, Second-row
Club
Representative
	Source: As of 17 January 2019

Junior Tia-Kilifi (JTK) (born 24 April 1988) is a Samoa international former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 2000s and 2010s 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.

Background

Tia-Kilifi was born in Auckland, New Zealand. He attended Chifley College in Mount Druitt, and St Dominics College in Penrith.^[2] 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.^[3]

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.^[4] 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.^[5]^[6]

International career

Tia-Kilifi was called up for the Samoa national rugby league team in 2006, but never played.^[7]

On 8 September 2014, Tia-Kilifi was named in the Samoa train-on squad for the 2014 Four Nations,^[8]

References

^ Rugby League Project
^ "Former Penrith Panther Junior Tia-Kilifi playing for Wyong Roos". Daily Telegraph. 30 April 2013. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
^ "Bulldogs sign young talent". The Daily Telegraph. 13 August 2009. Retrieved 17 August 2009.
^ "Panthers add Etu Uaisele & Junior Tia-Kilifi to 2012 Squad". Penrith Panthers. 10 November 2011. Retrieved 10 November 2011.
^ "Weekend Reports: Wests v Mounties". Western Suburbs. 12 June 2017. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
^ "NSWRL Ron Massey Cup - 2017 Round 20". L.U. 18 July 2017. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
^ "England 38-14 Samoa". BBC. 5 November 2006. Retrieved 30 July 2008.
^ "Samoa train on squad announced". Zero Tackle. 8 September 2014. Archived from the original on 14 October 2014.

External links

[1] Rugby League Project

[2] "Former Penrith Panther Junior Tia-Kilifi playing for Wyong Roos". Daily Telegraph. 30 April 2013. Retrieved 27 February 2022.

[Bulldogs_sign_young_talent-3] "Bulldogs sign young talent". The Daily Telegraph. 13 August 2009. Retrieved 17 August 2009.

[4] "Panthers add Etu Uaisele & Junior Tia-Kilifi to 2012 Squad". Penrith Panthers. 10 November 2011. Retrieved 10 November 2011.

[5] "Weekend Reports: Wests v Mounties". Western Suburbs. 12 June 2017. Retrieved 27 February 2022.

[6] "NSWRL Ron Massey Cup - 2017 Round 20". L.U. 18 July 2017. Retrieved 27 February 2022.

[England_38-14_Samoa-7] "England 38-14 Samoa". BBC. 5 November 2006. Retrieved 30 July 2008.

[8] "Samoa train on squad announced". Zero Tackle. 8 September 2014. Archived from the original on 14 October 2014.

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