1. Joseph Tapine was born on 4 May 1994 and is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who captains and plays as a prop or lock forward for the Canberra Raiders in the National Rugby League and New Zealand and New Zealand Maori at international level.
Joseph Tapine played in the backrow as a lock or second-row forward earlier in his career.
Joseph Tapine was born in Wellington, New Zealand, and is of Maori descent.
Joseph Tapine played his junior rugby league for the Harbour City Eagles.
Joseph Tapine then joined the Wellington Orcas in the New Zealand Rugby League National Competition.
In 2013, Joseph Tapine joined the Newcastle Knights on a 1-year contract before re-signing for a further 3 years during the year.
Joseph Tapine played for the Knights' NYC team in 2013 and 2014.
Joseph Tapine finished off his debut year in the NRL with him playing in 7 matches for the Knights.
On 2 September 2014, Joseph Tapine was named on the interchange bench in the 2014 NYC Team of the Year.
On 24 November 2014, Joseph Tapine was charged with occasioning grievous bodily harm following an incident in September 2014 which left another man with a broken jaw.
On 23 June 2015, Joseph Tapine had assault charges dropped after a magistrate found prosecutors could not prove he was not acting in self-defence.
Joseph Tapine improved on his previous season, playing in 13 matches and scoring 1 try in the 2015 NRL season.
On 11 February 2016, Joseph Tapine signed a 3-year contract with the Canberra Raiders starting in 2017.
Joseph Tapine finished the 2016 NRL season with him playing in 25 matches and scoring 4 tries in his first year with the Canberra Raiders.
On 4 October 2016, Joseph Tapine was selected in the New Zealand Kiwis 24-man squad for the 2016 Four Nations.
Joseph Tapine finished the 2017 NRL season with him playing in 22 matches and scoring 3 tries for the Raiders.
Joseph Tapine was named in the New Zealand Kiwis 24-man squad for the 2017 Rugby League World Cup.
Joseph Tapine played in all 4 matches and scored 1 try in the Kiwis shock disappointing campaign.
Joseph Tapine played in 16 matches and scored 6 tries for the Raiders in the 2018 NRL season.
Joseph Tapine played in 2 matches of the Baskerville Shield matches against England.
On 24 October 2018, Joseph Tapine extended his contract with the Raiders for another 4-years, to the end of the 2023 season.
Joseph Tapine made a total of 17 appearances for Canberra as the club reached the grand final for the first time in 25 years.
Joseph Tapine played at lock in the 2019 NRL Grand Final as Canberra were defeated by the Sydney Roosters at ANZ Stadium.
Joseph Tapine played 21 games and scored 4 tries in the 2020 NRL season.
Joseph Tapine played in all three of Canberra's finals games including the preliminary final loss against Melbourne.
Joseph Tapine made a total of 19 appearances for Canberra in the 2021 NRL season.
Joseph Tapine played a total of 25 matches for Canberra in the 2022 NRL season as the club finished 8th on the table and qualified for the finals.
Joseph Tapine played in both finals matches as Canberra were eliminated in the second week by Parramatta.
Joseph Tapine played a total of 24 matches for Canberra in the 2023 NRL season as the club finished 8th on the table and qualified for the finals.
Joseph Tapine played in the clubs elimination finals loss against Newcastle.
Joseph Tapine played 24 games for Canberra in the 2024 NRL season as the club finished 9th on the table.