Junior Tia-Kilifi

Junior Tia-Kilifi (JTK) (born 24 April 1988) is a Samoa international former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 2000s and 2010s for the Penrith Panthers and the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in the National Rugby League. Tia-Kilifi usually played on the wing or as a centre.

Junior Tia-Kilifi
Personal information
Full nameJunior Tia-Kilifi
Born (1988-04-24) 24 April 1988
Auckland, New Zealand
Height1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Weight92 kg (14 st 7 lb)
Playing information
PositionWing, Centre, Second-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2009 Penrith Panthers 8 4 0 0 16
2010 Canterbury-Bankstown 2 2 0 0 8
Total 10 6 0 0 24
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2006 Samoa 1 0 0 0 0
Source: [1]
As of 17 January 2019

Background

Tia-Kilifi was born in Auckland, New Zealand. He attended Chifley College in Mt Druitt, and St Dominics College in Penrith.[2] Tia-Kilifi played his junior footy for the Minchinbury Jets.

Playing career

Tia-Kilifi made his debut with the Penrith Panthers in 2009, but left the club at the end of the season to sign a two-year contract with the Bulldogs, commencing at the start of the 2010 season.[3]

Tia-Kilifi mostly played for Canterbury's feeder side in the NSW Cup. At the end of the 2011 season, Tia-Kilifi moved back to Penrith in a one-year contract.[4] He then renewed his contract for another season.

In 2015, Tia-Kilifi played for the Auburn Warriors in the Ron Massey Cup. In The 2017 Ron Massey Cup season, Kilifi played for foundation club The Western Suburbs Magpies.[5][6]

International career

Tia-Kilifi was called up for the Samoa national rugby league team in 2006, but never played.[7]

On 8 September 2014, Tia-Kilifi was named in the Samoa train-on squad for the 2014 Four Nations,[8]

References
  1. Rugby League Project
  2. "Former Penrith Panther Junior Tia-Kilifi playing for Wyong Roos". Daily Telegraph. 30 April 2013. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  3. "Bulldogs sign young talent". The Daily Telegraph. 13 August 2009. Retrieved 17 August 2009.
  4. "Panthers add Etu Uaisele & Junior Tia-Kilifi to 2012 Squad". Penrith Panthers. 10 November 2011. Retrieved 10 November 2011.
  5. "Weekend Reports: Wests v Mounties". Western Suburbs. 12 June 2017. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  6. "NSWRL Ron Massey Cup - 2017 Round 20". L.U. 18 July 2017. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  7. "England 38-14 Samoa". BBC. 5 November 2006. Retrieved 30 July 2008.
  8. "Samoa train on squad announced". Zero Tackle. 8 September 2014. Archived from the original on 14 October 2014.
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