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Willie Talau

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

Born
Sunday, 25th January, 1976
Current Age
50 years and 183 days
Place Of Birth
Apia, Apia, Samoa

Known Family Links

Son
Tommy Talau

Competitions Won

Super League
2006
Challenge Cup
2004, 2006, 2007, 2008
World Club Challenge
2007
NSW Reserve Grade
1998

Biography

Robust Taranaki centre/five-eighth made his Kiwi Test debut in 1999 after starring for the Bulldogs in the club’s run to the grand final the previous year. Talau represented NZ in the 2000 World Cup but a broken ankle in 2003 saw him make his comeback in the Bulldogs’ First Division team (he was selected as NZ five-eighth in the ANZac Test that year despite not playing first grade). Talau later joined St Helens in the 2003 Super League season and scored two tries when Saints defeated Wigan 32-16 in the 2004 English Challenge Cup.
- ALAN WHITICKER

Playing Career Statistics

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Representative Career - International Comp WinsStartsIntAPPSTPTTG1FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
Tests (Senior International Matches) -151169-9---36---106-62.50%List
Anzac Tests -1-1-----------1-0.00%List
Tri-Nations -3-31-1---4---21-66.67%List
World Cup -7-76-6---24---52-71.43%List
Club Career - Australia Comp WinsStartsIntAPPSTPTTG1FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
NRL Premiership -95610138-38---152-1-6332662.38%List
NRL Finals -9-95-5---20---54-55.56%List
Club Career - UK Comp WinsStartsIntAPPSTPTTG1FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
Super League 1152115354-54---216-1-10248366.67%List
Challenge Cup 423-2316-16---64---203-86.96%List
Super League Finals -11-112-2---8---56-45.45%List
World Club Challenge 11-1----------1--100.00%List
UK Top Division 1152115354-54---216-1-10248366.67%List
Super League Magic Weekend -3-32-2---8---21-66.67%List
Overall StartsIntAPPSTPTTG1FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
First Class 2868294117-117---468-2-19689966.67%List

Test Matches - By Team

TeamYears StartsIntAPPSTPTTG1FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
New Zealand1999-01, 2003, 2006 121139-9---36---85-61.54%List
Samoa2007-08 3-3----------21-66.67%List

World Cup Matches - By Team

TeamYears StartsIntAPPSTPTTG1FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
New Zealand1999-2000 5-56-6---24---41-80.00%List
Samoa2007-2008 2-2----------11-50.00%List

NRL Premiership - By Year

TeamSeason StartsIntAPPSTPTTG1FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
CanterburyCanterbury19981998 NRL Premiership 13-135-5---20---103-76.92%List
CanterburyCanterbury19991999 NRL Premiership 154195-5---20-1-126163.16%List
BulldogsBulldogs20002000 Telstra NRL Premiership 16-165-5---20---78143.75%List
BulldogsBulldogs20012001 Telstra NRL Premiership 242267-7---28---158357.69%List
BulldogsBulldogs20022002 Telstra NRL Premiership 20-2014-14---56---163180.00%List
BulldogsBulldogs20032003 Telstra NRL Premiership 7-72-2---8---34-42.86%List

NRL Premiership - By Team

TeamYears StartsIntAPPSTPTTG1FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
Canterbury1998-03 95610138-38---152-1-6332662.38%List

English Career - By Year

TeamSeason StartsIntAPPSTPTTG1FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
St HelensSt Helens2003 6171-1---4---36-42.86%List
St HelensSt Helens2004 32-3215-15---60---2111165.63%List
St HelensSt Helens2005 27-2713-13---52---217177.78%List
St HelensSt Helens2006 28-2811-11---44-1-273-96.43%List
St HelensSt Helens2007 29-2910-10---40---239-79.31%List
St HelensSt Helens2008 29-2916-16---64---265189.66%List
SalfordSalford2009 7-72-2---8---43-57.14%List
SalfordSalford2010 18-182-2---8---514-27.78%List

English Career - By Team

TeamYears StartsIntAPPSTPTTG1FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
St Helens2003-08 151115266-66---264-1-11435375.00%List
Salford2009-10 25-254-4---16---916-36.00%List

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

Sources:David Middleton's Rugby League Yearbook (1987-88 to present), Richard Bailey's Rugby League World, News Reports, RFL Player Registers