Troy Takiari

Troy Takiari
Full name	Troy James Takiari
Date of birth	25 November 1978 (age 45)
Place of birth	Auckland, New Zealand
Height	6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight	261 lb (118 kg)
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Position(s)	Prop
Senior career
Years	Team
2009–10	FC Grenoble
Super Rugby
Years	Team
2006	Waratahs
2007–09	Force

Troy James Takiari (born 25 November 1978) is an Australian former professional rugby union player.

Born in Auckland, Takiari is the son of NZ Combined Services player Mohi Takiari, who was involved in Canberra rugby during the 1980s.^[1] He played his early rugby in Canberra for his father's club Wests and was a member of the Brumbies Academy.^[2] A 6 ft 3 in prop, Takiari had a stint with Scottish club Hawick in 2003, playing beside his brother Tyson.^[3]

Takiari signed with the New South Wales Waratahs in 2005 and made two appearances in the 2006 Super 14 season, then continued his career in Perth at the Western Force.^[2] He was part of three Super 14 campaigns with the Force and earned Australia "A" representative honours at the 2007 Pacific Nations Cup. Before leaving professional rugby, Takiari had a season playing in France with FC Grenoble during their 2009–10 Rugby Pro D2 campaign.^[4]

References[edit]

^ "Wests gain official, prop". The Canberra Times. 20 February 1982. p. 40 – via National Library of Australia.
^ ^a ^b "Takiari signs for Force". NZ Herald. 9 May 2006.
^ "Club rugby previews". The Herald. 5 April 2003.
^ "Horwill suffers World Cup blow in Suva". The Sydney Morning Herald. 22 June 2007.

External links[edit]

Troy Takiari at ESPNscrum

[1] "Wests gain official, prop". The Canberra Times. 20 February 1982. p. 40 – via National Library of Australia.

[NZHerald-2] "Takiari signs for Force". NZ Herald. 9 May 2006.

[3] "Club rugby previews". The Herald. 5 April 2003.

[4] "Horwill suffers World Cup blow in Suva". The Sydney Morning Herald. 22 June 2007.

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