19 Facts About Murray Taulagi

Murray Taulagi was born on 12 March 1999 and is a professional rugby league footballer who plays as a winger or centre for the North Queensland Cowboys in the NRL.

Murray Taulagi has played for both Australia and Samoa at international level.

Murray Taulagi's older brother, Jamie-Jerry, is a professional rugby union player, who previously played for Super Rugby sides, the Queensland Reds and Sunwolves.

Murray Taulagi grew up playing rugby union for Otahuhu RFC before moving to Brisbane, Queensland in 2011.

In 2016, while playing in the GPS competition, Murray Taulagi was spotted by North Queensland Cowboys recruitment manager Clint Zammit and signed with the NRL club, despite having never played rugby league.

In 2017, Murray Taulagi relocated to Townsville and joined the Cowboys under-20 squad.

Murray Taulagi began the season playing for the Townsville Blackhawks Mal Meninga Cup side before making his NYC debut for the Cowboys, scoring two tries in a victory over the St George Illawarra Dragons.

In 2018, Murray Taulagi spent the entire season playing for the Cowboys' Queensland Cup feeder club, the Northern Pride, scoring nine tries in 19 games.

In 2019, Murray Taulagi switched Queensland Cup sides, joining North Queensland's other feeder club, the Townsville Blackhawks.

Murray Taulagi returned from injury in Round 5, playing just four games before tearing his lateral meniscus against the CQ Capras, which forced him to miss nine weeks.

In Round 18 of the 2019 NRL season, Murray Taulagi made his NRL debut for the North Queensland club against South Sydney.

In February, Murray Taulagi was a member of the North Queensland 2020 NRL Nines winning squad.

Murray Taulagi played four NRL games for the North Queensland club in 2020, finishing the season as a starting centre.

Murray Taulagi played 25 matches for North Queensland in the 2022 NRL season as the club finished third on the table and qualified for the finals.

Murray Taulagi played in both finals matches including their preliminary final loss to Parramatta.

Murray Taulagi finished as the clubs top try scorer for the season with 17 tries.

Murray Taulagi played 20 matches for North Queensland in the 2023 NRL season as the club finished 11th on the table.

Murray Taulagi was named on the wing for Queensland ahead of game one in the 2024 State of Origin series.

Murray Taulagi played in both finals games for North Queensland as they were eliminated in the second week by Cronulla.