Playing Career
Vital Statistics
- Full Name
- Tasesa James Lavea
- Born
- Thursday, 10th January, 1980
- Current Age
- 44 years and 99 days
- Place Of Birth
- Taihape, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
Awards & Accolades
Biography
Junior Kiwi Rugby Union international joined Melbourne with his twin brother Tai Lavea after a season with Brisbane Norths in 1999. The Rookie of the Year in 2000 Tasesa Lavea made his debut for NZ in the ANZac Test after only a handful of first grade games (he had made just one appearance from the interchange bench in 1999). Lavea proved a match-winning five-eighth, top-scoring with 190pts (7t, 81g) and breaking up the club’s premiership-winning halfback combination of Brett Kimmorley and Scott Hill. A World Cup representative at the end of the year Lavea caught the brunt of the Storms’ troubled 2001 season and signed with N’Eagles for 2002. He returned to Rugby to play in Auckland in 2003. He played for the Auckland Blues in 10 games in the Super 12s/14s competitions during 2004-06.
- ALAN WHITICKER
Playing Career Statistics
All statistics shown in this section are based only on data available in the RLP database, and are not necessarily a complete and/or 100% accurate representation of a player's career. This information should be used as a guide only. If you see a question mark (?), it denotes that the figure is not available.
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Competitions | ||||||||||||||
| Competition | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
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| NRL | 49 | 10 | 102 | 1 | 245 | 22 | 26 | 1 | 44.90% | List | ||||
| World Club Challenge | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| Anzac Tests | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| NRL Finals | 1 | - | 3 | - | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| World Cup | 2 | 2 | 14 | - | 36 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| Tour Matches | New Zealand | 1 | 1 | 4 | - | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
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Test Matches - By Team | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| New Zealand | 2000-01 | 4 | 3 | 18 | - | 48 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 75.00% | List | |||
World Cup Matches - By Team | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| New Zealand | 2000 | 2 | 2 | 14 | - | 36 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
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NRL/NSWRL - By Year | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| Melbourne | NRL 1999 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | |||
| Melbourne | NRL 2000 | 24 | 7 | 81 | / | 122 | 66.39% | - | 190 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 54.17% | List |
| Melbourne | NRL 2001 | 19 | 1 | 16 | / | 24 | 66.67% | - | 36 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 42.11% | List |
| Northern Eagles | NRL 2002 | 5 | 2 | 5 | / | 5 | 100.00% | 1 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 20.00% | List |
NRL/NSWRL - By Team | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| Melbourne | 1999-01 | 44 | 8 | 97 | / | 146 | 66.44% | - | 226 | 21 | 22 | 1 | 47.73% | List |
| Northern Eagles | 2002 | 5 | 2 | 5 | / | 5 | 100.00% | 1 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 20.00% | List |
| Overall | 1999-2002 | 49 | 10 | 102 | / | 151 | 67.55% | 1 | 245 | 22 | 26 | 1 | 44.90% | List |
Contributions:
Rugby League Tables, Andrew Ferguson, Shawn Dollin, AJ Lucantonio, Greg Fiveash, Cymru RL
Sources:
NRL Rugby League Yearbook 2001, NRL Rugby League Yearbook 2002, NRL Rugby League Yearbook 2000, NRL Rugby League Yearbook 2003
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