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| Full name | Jazz Iosefa Tevaga | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1995-09-04)4 September 1995 (age 30) Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 98 kg (15 st 6 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Lock, Hooker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jazz Iosefa Tevaga (born 4 September 1995) is aSamoa internationalrugby league footballer who plays as alock andhooker forWakefield Trinity in theSuper League. He has previously played forNew Zealand Warriors andManly Sea Eagles in the NRL.
Tevaga was born inChristchurch, New Zealand, and is ofSamoan,Māori andEuropean descent.[3]
Tevaga played his junior football for the Burnham Chevaliers in Christchurch andPapakura Sea Eagles in Auckland and he attendedPapakura High School, where he played in the 2013 National Secondary School championship and was selected for the tournament team.[4]
In January 2014, Tevaga attended a Junior Warriors training camp as an open trialist before being signed by theNew Zealand Warriors, and playing in theHolden Cup. On 5 October 2014, Tevaga played at lock in the Warriors2014 Holden Cup grand final winning team who beat theBrisbane Broncos 34-32.[5] In 2015 he played both for the Junior Warriors (where he was co-captain) and in theNSW Cup.[6] On 2 May 2015, Tevaga played for theJunior Kiwis against theJunior Kangaroos, starting at lock in the 22-20 loss atCbus Super Stadium.[7][8]
Originally alock, Tevaga was converted to ahooker during the 2014 season as he was considered too small for the lock position.
In Round 3 of the2016 NRL season, Tevaga made his debut for theNew Zealand Warriors against theMelbourne Storm as a replacement for an injuredIssac Luke in the Warriors 21-14 loss atMt Smart Stadium.[9][10] Tevaga becameWarrior #209, and played 59 minutes due to an injury to bench hookerNathaniel Roache.[11]
He played just 4 NRL games for the Warriors in 2017.
He representedSamoa in the2017 Rugby League World Cup and played all four games as the starting hooker, scoring a try in their loss toTonga.[12]
In 2018 he cemented a position as a bench hooker for the Warriors, filling in for the starting 9Issac Luke. He appeared in 20 games, 19 of which from the bench. His performance as a specialist bench player was rewarded at the2018 Dally M Awards when he was given the first Interchange Player Of The Year award.[13]
Tevaga made 22 appearances for New Zealand in the2019 NRL season as the club missed out on the finals.[14]
Tevaga made 12 appearances for New Zealand in the2020 NRL season as the club once again missed out on the finals.[15]
In the final round of the2021 NRL season, Tevaga was sent to the sin bin for fighting in the club's 44-0 loss against the Gold Coast.[16]
Tevaga made a total of 17 appearances for the New Zealand club in the2022 NRL season as they finished 15th on the table.[17]
Tevaga played eleven games for the New Zealand Warriors in the2023 NRL season as the club finished 4th on the table and qualified for the finals. He played in all three finals games as the club reached the preliminary final before being defeated by Brisbane.[18]
On 1 August 2024, it was announced that Tevaga would be leaving the New Zealand Warriors at the end of the season.[19]He made 19 appearances for the New Zealand Warriors in the2024 NRL season which saw the club finish 13th on the table.[20] On 11 October 2024, Tevaga signed with theManly Warringah Sea Eagles for the 2025 season.[21]
Tevaga played every game for Manly in the2025 NRL season as the club missed the finals. Tevaga would leave Manly at the end of the season and sign withWakefield Trinity on a 2-year deal.[22] On 5 July, Tevaga confirmed his two year deal with Wakefield.[23][24][25]
| Year | Team | Games | Tries | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 |  New Zealand Warriors | 11 | 1 | 4 |
| 2017 | 4 | |||
| 2018 | 20 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2019 | 22 | 2 | 8 | |
| 2020 | 12 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2021 | 22 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2022 | 17 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2023 | 11 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2024 | 19 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2025 |  Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 14 | ||
| 2026 |  Wakefield Trinity | |||
| Totals | 152 | 9 | 36 |
