Anthony Tahana
| Full name | Anthony Steven Tahana | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 9 December 1977 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Ōtāhuhu, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 209 lb (95 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Anthony Steven Tahana (born 9 December 1977) is a New Zealand former professional rugby union player.
Educated at Western Heights High School in Rotorua, Tahana and classmate Caleb Ralph were picked by new Bay of Plenty coach Gordon Tietjens in 1996 to play provincial rugby while still schoolboys. He impressed with two tries on debut against South Canterbury and finished the season with seven tries.[1][2]
Tahana, a centre at club level, played for Bay of Plenty as a winger. He stepped away from first-class rugby between 1998 and 2001 to undertake a building apprenticeship in North Harbour, before resuming at Bay of Plenty in 2002. A member of the 2004 Ranfurly Shield-winning team, Tahana had two seasons at the Chiefs and toured overseas with New Zealand Maori, before finishing his career with a stint at Italian club Gran Parma.[3][4]
References[edit]
- ^ "Tahana to deliver his final say". NZ Herald. 28 September 2007.
- ^ "Anthony Steven Tahana". New Zealand Rugby History.
- ^ "Tahana makes his point". NZ Herald. 12 October 2004.
- ^ "Winging it to a milestone". NZ Herald. 9 September 2005.
External links[edit]
- 1977 births
- Living people
- New Zealand rugby union players
- Rugby union players from Rotorua
- Rugby union wings
- Bay of Plenty rugby union players
- Chiefs (rugby union) players
- Māori All Blacks players
- People educated at Western Heights High School
- New Zealand expatriate rugby union players in Italy
- Gran Ducato Parma Rugby players