Taimane Levu
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| Full name | Taimane Levu | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 May 1997 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 172 cm (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 101 kg (15 st 13 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Prop | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: RLP As of 19 February 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taimane Levu (born 25 May 1997) is an Australian rugby league footballer who primarily plays as a prop for the New Zealand Warriors in the NRL Women's Premiership and Wests Panthers in the QRL Women's Premiership.
Background
Levu was born in Brisbane, Queensland and played her junior rugby league for the Inala Panthers.[1]
Playing career
In May 2019, Levu represented South East Queensland at the Women's National Championships.[2] On 22 June 2019, Levu represented Fetu Samoa in their 46–8 loss to New Zealand.[3] On 11 October 2019, she started at prop for the Prime Minister's XIII in their win over Fiji.[4]
2020
In 2020, Levu played for Ipswich Brothers in the QRL Women's Premiership and later played for the Wests Panthers in the Holcim Cup.[5][6]
On 18 September, Levu joined the New Zealand Warriors NRL Women's Premiership team.[7] In Round 1 of the 2020 NRLW season, she made her debut for the Warriors in a 28–14 loss to the Brisbane Broncos.
References
- ^ "SEQ name Women's teams for upcoming carnivals". QRL. 10 May 2018.
- ^ "Line-ups named for Women's National Championships". NRL. 22 May 2019.
- ^ "Kiwi Ferns v Samoa". NRL.com. 22 June 2019.
- ^ "Prime Minister's XIII v Fiji teams, how to watch". NRL. 11 October 2019.
- ^ "QRL Women's BHP Premiership - 2020 Round 1". League Unlimited. 10 March 2020.
- ^ "Bears and Magpies to square off in Holcim Cup decider". QRL. 5 September 2020.
- ^ "Donald announces Warriors NRLW squad". NZ Warriors. 18 September 2020.
External links
- Articles with short description
- Short description matches Wikidata
- Use dmy dates from April 2022
- 1997 births
- Living people
- Australian sportspeople of Samoan descent
- Australian female rugby league players
- New Zealand Warriors (NRLW) players
- Prime Minister's XIII women players
- Rugby league players from Brisbane
- Rugby league props
- Samoa women's national rugby league team players
- Sportswomen from Queensland