Siteni Taukamo

Siteni Taukamo
Personal information
Born (2004-10-09) 9 October 2004
Australia[1]
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight90 kg (14 st 2 lb)
Playing information
PositionWing, Fullback, Five-eighth
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2024– Cronulla Sharks 0 0 0 0 0
2025– Newcastle Knights 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2022– Greece 3 2 0 0 8
Source: [2][3]
As of 30 October 2022

Siteni Taukamo (born 9 October 2004) is a Greece international rugby league footballer who has played as a winger or fullback for the Newcastle Knights in the NRL since 2025. Taukamo previously played for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks.

Background

Taukamo is of Greek, Tongan and New Zealander descent.[4] Growing up he also played rugby union at Newington College.

He played his junior rugby league for the Gymea Gorillas before being signed by the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks.[5] He is the younger brother of fellow Greek international, Tyrone Taukamo.[4]

Playing career

Taukamo captained the Sharks' Harold Matthews Cup squad during the 2020 and 2021 seasons. On 18 July 2020, Taukamo signed a four-year contract with the club until the end of 2024, transitioning into the first grade squad in 2023.[5]

2022

In 2022, Taukamo was named in the Greece squad for the 2021 Rugby League World Cup, the first ever Greek rugby league squad to compete in a World Cup.[6][7] Taukamo was initially left out of Greece's 24-man squad due to uncertainty around his age.[8] In Greece's opening match, Taukamo made history by scoring the country's first ever World Cup try.[9] In Greece's final group stage match, Taukamo scored their only try during a record 94-4 loss against England at Bramall Lane in Sheffield.[10]

2023

Taukamo was part of the Sharks' top 30 squad for the 2023 NRL season.

2024

Taukamo knocked off ladder leaders' Parramatta in round 21 of 2024 NSW Cup season , playing in the No. 6 jersey coming up with an assist. In 2024 Taukamo was released by the Sharks to take up a deal with fellow NRL club the Newcastle Knights and was listed in their extended squad for the 2025 season.[11]

References

  1. ↑ "'Dream come true': Siteni Taukamo on scoring Greece's first-ever Rugby League World Cup try". 21 October 2022.
  2. ↑ "Player Summary: Siteni Taukamo". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers' Club.
  3. ↑ "Siteni Taukamo - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project.
  4. 1 2 "'Deja vu': Sharks rookie's dream debut for Greece". nrl.com. 19 October 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
  5. 1 2 "Sharks sign talented young gun". nrl.com. 18 July 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
  6. ↑ Darbyshire, Drew (14 September 2022). "Greece announce squad for first-ever Rugby League World Cup". LoveRugbyLeague. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  7. ↑ "Full list of every squad at the Rugby League World Cup 2021". loverugbyleague.com. 4 October 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  8. ↑ "What are the teams for Samoa v Greece men at the Rugby League World Cup?". rlwc2021.com. 21 October 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
  9. ↑ "Rugby League World Cup: Greece score first ever World Cup try". BBC.com. 17 October 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
  10. ↑ "Rugby League World Cup: England crush Greece as Dom Young scores four tries". BBC Sport. 29 October 2022.
  11. ↑ "Knights sign 'quality' speedster from Sharks". Nine Sport. 25 November 2024.
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