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Martin Taupau

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Playing Career

All information provided below is based only on data available in the RLP database and should be used as a guide only.

Vital Statistics

Nickname(s)
Kapow
Born
Saturday, 3rd February, 1990
Current Age
36 years and 128 days
Place Of Birth
Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand

Competitions Won

Four Nations
2014
NRL Premiership
2025
All Stars
2016
NRL Pre-Season
2024, 2025

Playing Career Statistics

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Representative Career - International   Comp Wins Starts Int APP ST PT T G1FG 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Tests (Senior International Matches) - 8 25 33 --- - - - - - - - - 15 17 1 45.45% List
Other International Matches - 1 - 1 --- - - - - - - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
Anzac Tests - - 4 4 --- - - - - - - - - 1 3 - 25.00% List
World Cup - 4 5 9 --- - - - - - - - - 5 4 - 55.56% List
Test Series - - 5 5 --- - - - - - - - - 1 4 - 20.00% List
Four Nations 1 - 8 8 --- - - - - - - - - 5 2 1 62.50% List
Club Career - Australia   Comp Wins Starts Int APP ST PT T G1FG 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
NRL Premiership 1 170 86 256 21-21 - - - - 84 - 4 - 117 139 - 45.70% List
NRL Finals - 3 2 5 --- - - - - - - - - 1 4 - 20.00% List
NRL Magic Round - 1 3 4 --- - - - - - - - - 2 2 - 50.00% List
Other   Comp Wins Starts Int APP ST PT T G1FG 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
All Stars 1 1 - 1 --- - - - - - - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
NRL Pre-Season 2 - 5 5 --- - - - - - - - - 4 - 1 80.00% List
NRL Under-20s - 52 5 57 11-11 - - - - 44 - - - 27 26 4 47.37% List
QRL - 10 - 10 --- - - - - - - - - 4 6 - 40.00% List
Vegas Round - 1 - 1 --- - - - - - - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
Overall   Starts Int APP ST PT T G1FG 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
First Class  179 111 290 21-21 - - - - 84 - 4 - 133 156 1 45.86% List

Test Matches - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP ST PT T G1FG 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Samoa 2013, 2019, 2022   3 6 9 --- - - - - - - - - 5 4 - 55.56% List
New Zealand 2014-18   5 19 24 --- - - - - - - - - 10 13 1 41.67% List

World Cup Matches - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP ST PT T G1FG 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Samoa 2013-2022   - 5 5 --- - - - - - - - - 3 2 - 60.00% List
New Zealand 2014-2017   4 - 4 --- - - - - - - - - 2 2 - 50.00% List

Australia - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP ST PT T G1FG 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
NRL 2016   1 - 1 --- - - - - - - - - 1 - - 100.00% List

NRL Premiership - By Year

Team Season   Starts Int APP ST PT T G1FG 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
CanterburyCanterbury 20102010 Telstra NRL Premiership   - 1 1--- - - - - - - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
CanterburyCanterbury 20112011 Telstra NRL Premiership   - 3 3--- - - - - - - - - 1 2 - 33.33% List
CanterburyCanterbury 20122012 Telstra NRL Premiership   3 3 61-1 - - - - 4 - - - 6 - - 100.00% List
CanterburyCanterbury 20132013 Telstra NRL Premiership   7 4 11--- - - - - - - - - 5 6 - 45.45% List
Wests TigersWests Tigers 20142014 Telstra NRL Premiership   3 21 243-3 - - - - 12 - - - 10 14 - 41.67% List
Wests TigersWests Tigers 20152015 Telstra NRL Premiership   20 1 214-4 - - - - 16 - 1 - 6 15 - 28.57% List
ManlyManly 20162016 Telstra NRL Premiership   20 - 203-3 - - - - 12 - - - 7 13 - 35.00% List
ManlyManly 20172017 Telstra NRL Premiership   22 - 221-1 - - - - 4 - - - 13 9 - 59.09% List
ManlyManly 20182018 Telstra NRL Premiership   22 2 24--- - - - - - - - - 7 17 - 29.17% List
ManlyManly 20192019 Telstra NRL Premiership   25 - 252-2 - - - - 8 - 1 - 14 11 - 56.00% List
ManlyManly 20202020 Telstra NRL Premiership   16 2 182-2 - - - - 8 - - - 6 12 - 33.33% List
ManlyManly 20212021 Telstra NRL Premiership   19 7 262-2 - - - - 8 - 1 - 16 10 - 61.54% List
ManlyManly 20222022 Telstra NRL Premiership   11 10 212-2 - - - - 8 - - - 8 13 - 38.10% List
BrisbaneBrisbane 20232023 Telstra NRL Premiership   1 19 20--- - - - - - - 1 - 14 6 - 70.00% List
BrisbaneBrisbane 20242024 Telstra NRL Premiership   1 12 131-1 - - - - 4 - - - 4 9 - 30.77% List
BrisbaneBrisbane 20252025 Telstra NRL Premiership   - 1 1--- - - - - - - - - - 1 - 0.00% List

NRL Premiership - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP ST PT T G1FG 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Canterbury 2010-13   10 11 21 1-1 - - - - 4 - - - 12 9 - 57.14% List
Wests Tigers 2014-15   23 22 45 7-7 - - - - 28 - 1 - 16 29 - 35.56% List
Manly 2016-22   135 21 156 12-12 - - - - 48 - 2 - 71 85 - 45.51% List
Brisbane 2023-25   2 32 34 1-1 - - - - 4 - 1 - 18 16 - 52.94% List

NSW/QLD Cup - By Year

Team Season   Starts Int APP ST PT T G1FG 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
BurleighBurleigh 20242024 Hostplus QLD Cup   2 - 2--- - - - - - - - - 1 1 - 50.00% List
Souths LoganSouths Logan 20242024 Hostplus QLD Cup   2 - 2--- - - - - - - - - - 2 - 0.00% List
Souths LoganSouths Logan 20252025 Hostplus QLD Cup   6 - 6--- - - - - - - - - 3 3 - 50.00% List

NSW/QLD Cup - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP ST PT T G1FG 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Burleigh 2024   2 - 2 --- - - - - - - - - 1 1 - 50.00% List
Souths Logan 2024-25   8 - 8 --- - - - - - - - - 3 5 - 37.50% List

Your Say

  • Ernie
    24 May 2019 6:58pm

    As an 83 yr old and life time Leaguee I have the greatest admiration for Martin and simply love to watch him on the field and have done from his first appearance in the NRL.

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