1. Kelepi Tanginoa previously played for Wakefield Trinity in the Super League and the Parramatta Eels, North Queensland Cowboys and the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles in the NRL.
21 Facts About Kelepi Tanginoa
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Kelepi Tanginoa played his junior football for the Canley Heights Dragons, CVD Edensor Park Cobras and Cabramatta Two Blues before being signed by the Parramatta Eels, playing for their Harold Matthews Cup, SG Ball Cup and NYC teams.
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Kelepi Tanginoa attended Westfields Sport High School where he represented the Australian Schoolboys in 2012.
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In 2010, Tanginoa represented the New South Wales under-16s side and in 2012 represented the New South Wales under-18s.
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In round 2 of the 2013 NRL season, Kelepi Tanginoa made his NRL debut for the Eels against the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs.
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Kelepi Tanginoa played 9 games for Parramatta in his rookie year before succumbing to a fractured hand and then a stress fracture in his right foot.
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In July 2013, Kelepi Tanginoa re-signed with the Parramatta club on a two-year contract.
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On 29 August 2014, Kelepi Tanginoa was released from his Parramatta contract, signing a two-year contract with North Queensland, starting in 2015.
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On 27 September 2015, Kelepi Tanginoa played in the Townsville Blackhawks' Intrust Super Cup Grand Final loss to the Ipswich Jets.
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Kelepi Tanginoa was a member of the Cowboys' 2015 Premiership winning squad, though he did not take part in the Grand Final.
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On 21 October 2015, Kelepi Tanginoa signed a one-year contract to return to the Parramatta Eels, after being released from the final year of his Cowboys contract.
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Kelepi Tanginoa would spend the season playing for the Wentworthville Magpies in the NSW Cup.
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Kelepi Tanginoa spent the first half of 2017 with Wentworthville before Parramatta released him from his contract.
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Kelepi Tanginoa then signed to play for the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles.
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Kelepi Tanginoa made 12 appearances for Manly in 2018 as the club avoided the wooden spoon by just 2 competition points.
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Kelepi Tanginoa joined Super League side Wakefield Trinity for the Super League XXIV season.
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Kelepi Tanginoa played 14 games for the club as they finished 9th on the table.
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Kelepi Tanginoa played 22 games for Wakefield Trinity in the 2022 Super League season which saw the side finish 10th.
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Kelepi Tanginoa was limited to only seven matches with Wakefield Trinity in the Super League XXVIII season as the club finished bottom of the table and were relegated to the RFL Championship which ended their 24-year stay in the top flight.
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Kelepi Tanginoa made his club debut for Hull Kingston Rovers against arch-rivals Hull FC in round 1 of the 2024 Super League season.
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On 12 October 2024, Kelepi Tanginoa played in Hull Kingston Rovers 2024 Super League Grand Final loss against Wigan.