Martin Taupau is a New Zealand 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 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in the NRL competition.

Early years

Taupau played junior rugby league for the Greenacre Tigers. He attended Endeavour Sports High School and represented the Australia Schoolboys team in 2008.

He made his first grade debut in 2010 and spent the 2011 season playing in the NSW Cup. He was named in the New South Wales Residents

New South Wales Residents rugby league team

The New South Wales Residents rugby league team is a representative rugby league team consisting of players who reside in New South Wales, Australia. They play fixtures against Queensland Residents, often as a curtain raiser to a State of Origin game...

 in 2011.

Representative career

He was selected in the 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...

 train on squad in 2010
In 2010 he was picked for the Junior Kiwis

Junior Kiwis

The Junior Kiwis side represents New Zealand in the sport of rugby league. They are commonly known as the Junior Kiwis, after the native bird of that name. They are not necessarily an age grade side, but the second national team behind the New Zealand national rugby league team. They are...

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External links

• Bulldogs profile