Jorge Taufua was born on 23 October 1991 and is a professional rugby league footballer who plays as a winger for Wakefield Trinity in the Betfred Super League.
25 Facts About Jorge Taufua
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Jorge Taufua has played for both Tonga and Samoa at international level.
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Jorge Taufua was born in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia to a Tongan father and a New Zealand mother of Samoan descent.
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Jorge Taufua has 12 siblings including his "half" siblings from his father's side, most of them were born in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory.
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Jorge Taufua played his junior football for the Toongabbie Tigers and Wentworthville Magpies whilst attending The Hills Sports High School before being signed by the Parramatta Eels.
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Jorge Taufua played for the Eels' Toyota Cup team in 2010.
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In 2011, Jorge Taufua signed with the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles.
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Jorge Taufua played for the Sea Eagles' Toyota Cup team in 2011 before moving on to the Sea Eagles' NSW Cup reserve-grade team in 2012.
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Since being selected on the wing, Jorge Taufua established himself as Manly's left winger, replacing long time winger, and 2008 NRL Grand Final hero, Michael Robertson, who had left the club.
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On 20 June 2012, Jorge Taufua re-signed with the club for two years to the end of the 2014 season.
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On 19 October 2012, Jorge Taufua was charged with assault for allegedly spitting at a Queensland Police officer at a night club on the Gold Coast.
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Jorge Taufua was then banned in court from entering any licensed venues in Queensland.
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Jorge Taufua finished the 2013 NRL season with him played 26 matches and being Manly's joint top tryscorer with David Williams on 20 tries.
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In February 2014, Jorge Taufua was selected in the Sea Eagles inaugural 2014 Auckland Nines squad.
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Jorge Taufua was selected to play for City Origin on the wing against Country Origin in the 26-all draw in Dubbo.
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Jorge Taufua finished off the 2014 NRL season with him playing in 16 matches and scoring 10 tries for Manly-Warringah.
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Jorge Taufua finished off the 2015 season having played in 17 matches and scoring 10 tries for the Sea Eagles.
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On 1 February, Jorge Taufua was named in Manly's 2016 NRL Auckland Nines squad.
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In round 13, Jorge Taufua suffered an anterior cruciate ligament tear and was ruled out for the season.
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In total, Jorge Taufua made 12 appearances for Manly in 2018 as the club finished second last on the table and narrowly avoided the wooden spoon.
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Jorge Taufua made 24 appearances for Manly in the 2019 NRL season as the club finished sixth on the table and qualified for the finals.
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Jorge Taufua played in both of Manly's finals games including their elimination final loss against South Sydney at ANZ Stadium.
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Jorge Taufua was responsible for some of the biggest tackles seen in the 2019 season including a tackle which even made the news in the United States of America after Jorge Taufua hit Melbourne player Cameron Munster with a hard driving tackle.
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On 7 July 2022, Jorge Taufua was granted an immediate release from his Manly contract to join Super League side Wakefield Trinity until the end of 2023.
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Jorge Taufua made his Wakefield Trinity debut in round 19 of the 2022 Super League season against Hull Kingston Rovers.