1. Martin Taupau previously played for the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles, Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs and the Wests Tigers in the National Rugby League, and for the World All Stars at representative level.
28 Facts About Martin Taupau
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Martin Taupau played junior rugby league for the Padstow Panthers and Greenacre Tigers.
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Martin Taupau was selected in the Samoan train on squad and the Junior Kiwis, and captained the Junior Kiwis.
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Martin Taupau played 3 first grade games in the 2011 NRL season.
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Martin Taupau spent most of the year playing in the NSW Cup, and was named in the New South Wales Residents.
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Martin Taupau finished the season with 6 appearances, all victories.
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Martin Taupau played as a starting prop for the first 7 rounds of the season in a period when James Graham was suspended.
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Martin Taupau was one of just two players to play in every Wests Tigers game for the season as well as scoring 3 tries, and was the club's second best for metres gained with the ball.
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Under new coach Jason Taylor, Martin Taupau began the season playing as the team's starting lock.
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On 30 October, Martin Taupau signed a 4-year contract with the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles starting in 2016, after being granted a release from the final year of his Tigers contract.
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The manner in which Martin Taupau's signing was announced was a bungled affair.
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On 13 February, Martin Taupau played for the World All Stars in the 2016 All Stars match.
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In July 2017, Martin Taupau enrolled in a Bachelor of Business degree after developing an interest in marketing and economics and attends lectures at the UTS Ultimo campus one night per week after finishing his training with the Sea Eagles at Narrabeen.
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Martin Taupau has stated on record that he would prefer to be at university studying something than being in the gym lifting weights.
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Martin Taupau made 24 appearances for Manly in 2018 as the club endured one of its toughest ever seasons narrowly avoiding the wooden spoon by 2 competition points.
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Martin Taupau made 25 appearances for Manly in the 2019 NRL season as the club qualified for the finals after finishing in sixth place.
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Martin Taupau played in the club's elimination final victory over Cronulla and featured in Manly's elimination final loss against South Sydney.
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On 10 December, Martin Taupau signed a contract extension with Manly to remain at the club until the end of the 2022 season.
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Martin Taupau played 18 games for Manly in the 2020 NRL season.
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Martin Taupau played 26 games for Manly in the 2021 NRL season including the club's preliminary final loss against South Sydney.
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In October Martin Taupau was named in the Samoa squad for the 2021 Rugby League World Cup.
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On 21 January, it was announced that Martin Taupau had signed for Brisbane ahead of the 2023 NRL season.
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Martin Taupau made his club debut in round 1 against the Penrith Panthers in a 13 - 12 win.
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Martin Taupau played in the first 17 games of the season for the Brisbane side.
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On 5 July, it was announced that Martin Taupau had resigned with Brisbane outfit for the 2024 season.
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Against South Sydney, Martin Taupau was sin binned for a dangerous knee lift.
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Martin Taupau played a total of 20 games for Brisbane in the 2023 NRL season but did not feature in the clubs finals campaign nor the 2023 NRL Grand Final loss against Penrith.
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Martin Taupau played 13 games for Brisbane in the 2024 NRL season which saw the club miss the finals finishing 12th on the table.