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| Full name | Tevita Junior Tatola | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1996-11-10)10 November 1996 (age 28) Auburn,New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 114 kg (17 st 13 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Prop | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:[1] As of 22 March 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tevita Junior Tatola[2] (born 10 November 1996) is aTonga internationalrugby league footballer who plays as aprop for theSouth Sydney Rabbitohs in theNRL.
Tatola was born inAuburn, New South Wales, Australia. He is ofTongan descent.[3]
He played his junior rugby league for theBerala Bears andHoly Cross Rhinos, before being signed by theWests Tigers.
From 2015 to 2016, Tatola played for the Wests Tigers'NYC team,[4] co-captaining the side in 2016.[5] On 7 May 2016, he played for theJunior Kangaroos against theJunior Kiwis.[6] In 2017, he graduated to the Tigers'Intrust Super Premiership NSW team.[7] In December 2017, he signed a one-year contract withSouth Sydney starting in 2018.[8]
In round 1 of the2018 NRL season, Tatola made hisNRL debut for South Sydney against theNew Zealand Warriors. In September, he re-signed with theSouth Sydney Rabbitohs on a one-year deal till the end of 2019.[9]
Tatola was part of the Souths side which started the2019 NRL season with ten wins and three losses. Tatola scored his firstNRL try for Souths against Parramatta in their 14-26 loss atBankwest Stadium.
Tatola played in every match of the2019 NRL season as Souths finished third on the table and qualified for the finals. Tatola played in the club's preliminary final defeat against theCanberra Raiders atCanberra Stadium.[10][11][12][13]
In round 15 of the2020 NRL season, he scored his first try of the season as South Sydney defeatedManly-Warringah 56-16 atANZ Stadium.[14]
In the 2020 elimination final, he scored two tries in South Sydney's 46-20 victory over Newcastle atANZ Stadium.[15]
Tatola played 21 games for South Sydney throughout the year as the club reached their third straight preliminary final but once again fell short of a grand final appearance losing to Penrith 20-16.[16]
Tatola played a total of 21 games for South Sydney in the2021 NRL season including the club's2021 NRL Grand Final defeat againstPenrith.[17]
In the first week of the finals series, Tatola was sent to the sin bin during South Sydney's upset 30-14 victory over arch-rivals theSydney Roosters.[18]
Tatola played 26 games for South Sydney in the2022 NRL season including all three of the clubs finals matches as they reached the preliminary final for a fifth straight season. Souths would lose in the preliminary final to eventual premiersPenrith 32-12.[19]
In October, Tatola was awarded with the George Piggins medal after being voted as South Sydney's best player throughout the season.[20]
In October he was named in theTonga squad for the2021 Rugby League World Cup.[21]
Tatola played a total of 15 games for Souths in the2023 NRL season as the club finished 9th on the table and missed the finals.[22]
Following South Sydney's round 6 loss against Cronulla, it was announced that Tatola would miss at least 12 weeks with a fractured foot.[23]Tatola was limited to only six games for South Sydney in the2024 NRL season as the club finished second last on the table.[24]
*stats are correct as of round 4 2024[25]
| Year | Team | Games | Tries | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 |  South Sydney Rabbitohs | 24 | ||
| 2019 | 27 | 2 | 8 | |
| 2020 | 21 | 3 | 12 | |
| 2021 | 21 | |||
| 2022 | 26 | 4 | 16 | |
| 2023 | 15 | |||
| 2024 | 6 | |||
| 2025 | 3 | |||
| Totals | 143 | 9 | 36 |
