Young prop Neemia Tialata thrust himself into the All Blacks selection frame with his strong play for Wellington throughout the 2005 Air New Zealand NPC and made his Test debut in the first match of the All Blacks UK & Ireland Tour against Wales in November.
Formerly a loosehead prop, Tialata now concentrates his efforts on the tighthead side of the scrum but retains the valuable ability to cover both sides. Tialata is a strong defender and a bustling runner in the tight exchanges.
In his downtime from rugby he is a keen guitar player and an artist with a flair for painting.
Career Notes
• Brought up 100 first-class appearances against France at Auckland in June 2007.
• Was the only All Black to appear in all three of the 2006 early-season Tests, coming off the bench in two Tests against Ireland in New Zealand and against Argentina in Buenos Aires.
• Compiled a streak of 46 consecutive Rebel Sport Super 14 matches for the Hurricanes, through to the end of the 2007 competition.
• Was never selected for a national age-grade team.
New Zealand Representative Teams
All Blacks in 2005-2008
Stats - Below figures correct as at 1 July 2008
Provincial Caps 38
Provincial Points 25 (5t)
Provincial Debut 2003 v Otago
Super Rugby Caps 60
Super Rugby Points 5 (1t)
Super Rugby Debut 2004 v Chiefs
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FULL NAME |
Neemiah Stanley Tialata |
BORN |
Thursday, 15 July 1982 in Lower Hutt |
AGE |
28 |
PHYSICAL |
1.87m, 136kg |
POSITION |
Prop |
LAST SCHOOL |
Wellington College |
RUGBY CLUB
(First made All Blacks from) |
Petone |
PROVINCE |
Wellington |
SUPER 14 TEAM |
Hurricanes |
RUGBY NICKNAME |
Neyza |
ALL BLACK DEBUT |
Saturday, 5 November 2005
v Wales at Cardiff
aged 23 years, 113 days |
INTERNATIONAL DEBUT |
Saturday, 5 November 2005
v Wales at Cardiff
aged 23 years, 113 days |
LAST TEST |
Saturday, 26 June 2010
v Wales at Hamilton
aged 27 years, 346 days |
ALL BLACK TESTS |
43 (0 as Captain) |
ALL BLACK GAMES |
1 (0 as Captain) |
TOTAL ALL BLACK MATCHES |
44 (0 as Captain) |
ALL BLACK TEST POINTS |
10pts (2t, 0c, 0p, 0dg, 0m) |
ALL BLACK GAME POINTS |
0pts |
TOTAL ALL BLACK POINTS |
10pts (2t, 0c, 0p, 0dg, 0m) |
ALL BLACK NUMBER |
1060 |
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The All Black Games that Tialata played.
(+) = substitute; (-) = replaced |
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2005 |
5 Nov vs Wales at Cardiff 41-3 (-) |
19 Nov vs England at London 23-19 (+) |
26 Nov vs Scotland at Edinburgh 29-10 (+) |
2006 |
10 Jun vs Ireland at Hamilton 34-23 (+) |
17 Jun vs Ireland at Auckland 27-17 (+) |
24 Jun vs Argentina at Buenos Aires 25-19 (+) |
22 Jul vs South Africa at Wellington 35-17 (-) |
26 Aug vs South Africa at Pretoria 45-26 |
2 Sep vs South Africa at Rustenberg 20-21 (+) |
11 Nov vs France at Lyon 47-3 (+) |
18 Nov vs France at Paris 23-11 (+) |
25 Nov vs Wales at Cardiff 45-10 (-) |
2007 |
2 Jun vs France at Auckland 42-11 (+) |
9 Jun vs France at Wellington 61-10 (+) |
16 Jun vs Canada at Hamilton 64-13 |
30 Jun vs Australia at Melbourne 15-20 (+) |
14 Jul vs South Africa at Christchurch 33-6 (+) |
8 Sep vs Italy at Marseille 76-14 (+) |
15 Sep vs Portugal at Lyon 108-13 |
23 Sep vs Scotland at Edinburgh 40-0 (+) |
29 Sep vs Romania at Toulouse 85-8 |
2008 |
7 Jun vs Ireland at Wellington 21-11 |
14 Jun vs England at Auckland 37-20 |
21 Jun vs England at Christchurch 44-12 (-) |
5 Jul vs South Africa at Wellington 19-8 (+) |
12 Jul vs South Africa at Dunedin 28-30 (+) |
3 Sep vs Samoa at New Plymouth 101-14 (+) |
1 Nov vs Australia at Hong Kong 19-14 (-) |
8 Nov vs Scotland at Edinburgh 32-6 (+) |
15 Nov vs Ireland at Dublin 22-3 (-) |
22 Nov vs Wales at Cardiff 29-9 (-) |
29 Nov vs England at London 32-6 (-) |
2009 |
13 Jun vs France at Dunedin 22-27 (-) |
20 Jun vs France at Wellington 14-10 (-) |
18 Jul vs Australia at Auckland 22-16 (-) |
25 Jul vs South Africa at Bloemfontein 19-28 (-) |
19 Sep vs Australia at Wellington 33-6 (-) |
31 Oct vs Australia at Tokyo 32-19 (-) |
7 Nov vs Wales at Cardiff 19-12 |
14 Nov vs Italy at Milan 20-6 |
28 Nov vs France at Marseilles 39-12 (-) |
5 Dec vs Barbarians Club at London 18-25 (+) |
2010 |
12 Jun vs Ireland at New Plymouth 66-28 (+) |
26 Jun vs Wales at Hamilton 29-10 (-) |
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