Taioalo Vaivai

Junior Vaivai

Personal information
Full name	Taioalo Junior Vaivai
Nickname	Junz
Born	18 January 1990 New Zealand
Height	178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	100 kg (15 st 10 lb)
Playing information
Position	Centre
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
2009–2011	South Sydney	4	1	0	0	4
2011–12	Penrith Panthers	7	0	0	0	0
	Total	11	1	0	0	4

Taioalo "Junior" Vaivai is a Samoan professional Rugby League player, formerly with the Penrith Panthers in the National Rugby League. His position of choice is at centre but he is also capable of filling in on the wing and five eighth.

He made his debut in Round 23 2009 for the South Sydney Rabbitohs against the Penrith Panthers and scored a try, however the Rabbitohs were thumped 40-10.^[1] His call up to the first grade squad was due to his outstanding performances for the Rabbitohs in the Toyota Cup in the same season. He led the Toyota Cup competition in line breaks and was equal third highest try scorer on 20 tries.

He was selected in the Samoan train on squad in 2010. ^[2]

In 2011 Vaivai signed with the Penrith Panthers after speculation he was heading to Parramatta Eels after he was charged with assaulting his girlfriend and released from the Rabbitohs.

For season 2013, Vaivai has signed on with the Illawarra Cutters in the New South Wales Cup. The Cutters are the feeder team for the St. George Illawarra Dragons.^[3]

Early Years

He played his junior rugby league with the Goodna Eagles in Brisbane and also played for the Easts Tigers.^[4]

References

1. "Panthers 40 defeat Rabbitohs 10". South Sydney Rabbitohs. Retrieved 6 September 2011.
2. http://www.wsamoa.ws/index.php?m=25&s=&i=9789
3. http://www.illawarramercury.com.au/story/1226147/gallery-illawarra-cutters-aiming-higher/?cs=302
4. http://www.rabbitohs.com.au/News/Match-Previews--Reports/Rabbitohs-Teams-for-Round-24-vs-Panthers.html

External links

• Junior Vaivai Rabbitohs profile