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Tasesa Lavea

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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

Full Name
Tasesa James Lavea
Born
Thursday, 10th January, 1980
Current Age
46 years and 152 days
Place Of Birth
Taihape, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand

Competitions Won

NRL Premiership
1999
World Club Challenge
2000

Honours & Awards

Dally M Rookie Of The Year
2000

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

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Representative Career - International   Comp Wins Starts Int APP ST PT T G   A GK % 1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Tests (Senior International Matches) - 2 2 4 3-3 18     - - 48 - - - 3 1 - 75.00% List
Anzac Tests - - 1 1 --- -     - - - - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
World Cup - 1 1 2 2-2 14     - - 36 - - - 2 - - 100.00% List
Club Career - Australia   Comp Wins Starts Int APP ST PT T G   A GK % 1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
NRL Premiership 1 34 15 49 10-10 102 / 151 67.55% 1 1 245 - - - 22 26 1 44.90% List
NRL Finals - - 1 1 --- 3 / 3 100.00% - - 6 - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
Club Career - UK   Comp Wins Starts Int APP ST PT T G   A GK % 1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
World Club Challenge 1 - 1 1 --- 1 / 1 100.00% - - 2 - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
Overall   Starts Int APP ST PT T G   A GK % 1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
First Class  36 18 54 13-13 121     1 1 295 - - - 26 27 1 48.15% List

Test Matches - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP ST PT T G   A GK % 1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
New Zealand 2000-01   2 2 4 3-3 18     - - 48 - - - 3 1 - 75.00% List

World Cup Matches - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP ST PT T G   A GK % 1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
New Zealand 2000   1 1 2 2-2 14     - - 36 - - - 2 - - 100.00% List

NRL Premiership - By Year

Team Season   Starts Int APP ST PT T G   A GK % 1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
MelbourneMelbourne 19991999 NRL Premiership   - 1 1--- -     - - - - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
MelbourneMelbourne 20002000 Telstra NRL Premiership   20 4 247-7 81 / 122 66.39% - - 190 - - - 13 10 1 54.17% List
MelbourneMelbourne 20012001 Telstra NRL Premiership   11 8 191-1 16 / 24 66.67% - - 36 - - - 8 11 - 42.11% List
Northern EaglesNorthern Eagles 20022002 Telstra NRL Premiership   3 2 52-2 5 / 5 100.00% 1 1 19 - - - 1 4 - 20.00% List

NRL Premiership - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP ST PT T G   A GK % 1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Melbourne 1999-01   31 13 44 8-8 97 / 146 66.44% - - 226 - - - 21 22 1 47.73% List
Northern Eagles 2002   3 2 5 2-2 5 / 5 100.00% 1 1 19 - - - 1 4 - 20.00% List

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Contributions: Rugby League Tables, Andrew Ferguson, Shawn Dollin, AJ Lucantonio, Paul Carter, Greg Fiveash, Alan Katzmann, Max Turner, Cymru RL

Sources: David Middleton's Rugby League Yearbook (1987-88 to present), Warrington Rugby Heritage