Junior Tia-Kilifi
Encyclopedia
Junior Tia-Kilifi (born 24 April 1988 in New Zealand
) is a rugby league
player who currently plays for the Penrith Panthers
in the National Rugby League
, and previously played for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs. He is a Samoan
international. Tia-Kilifi usually plays on the wing or as a centre. He attended St Dominics College in Penrith
and played for the school team.
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.
Since joining the Bulldogs, Tia-Kilifi mostly played for their feeder side in the NSW Cup. At the end of the 2011 saeson, he moved back to the Panthers in a one year contract.
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
) is a rugby league
Rugby league
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
player who currently plays for the Penrith Panthers
Penrith Panthers
The Penrith Panthers are an Australian professional rugby league football team based in the western Sydney suburb of Penrith. They compete in the National Rugby League premiership, the top rugby league football competition in Australasia. For the 2012 NRL season they will be coached by Ivan...
in the National Rugby League
National Rugby League
The National Rugby League is the top league of professional rugby league football clubs in Australasia. The NRL's main competition, called the Telstra Premiership , is contested by sixteen teams, fifteen of which are based in Australia with one based in New Zealand...
, and previously played for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs. He is a Samoan
Samoa national rugby league team
-Notable Players & Coaches:* John Ackland * Steve Kaiser Coach 1990 - 1994* Steve Kaiser 1986* Afi Ah Koui 1986* Andrew Ah Koui 1986* George Apelu 1986* Fa'ausu Afoa circa-1995* Wing Afoa 1990 - 1994* Isaak Ah Mau circa-2006...
international. Tia-Kilifi usually plays on the wing or as a centre. He attended St Dominics College in Penrith
Penrith, New South Wales
Penrith is a suburb in western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Penrith is located west of the Sydney central business district and is the administrative centre for the local government area of the City of Penrith...
and played for the school team.
Playing career
Tia-Kilifi made his debut with the Penrith PanthersPenrith Panthers
The Penrith Panthers are an Australian professional rugby league football team based in the western Sydney suburb of Penrith. They compete in the National Rugby League premiership, the top rugby league football competition in Australasia. For the 2012 NRL season they will be coached by Ivan...
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.
Since joining the Bulldogs, Tia-Kilifi mostly played for their feeder side in the NSW Cup. At the end of the 2011 saeson, he moved back to the Panthers in a one year contract.