Ratu Peni Tagive (born 3 October 1988) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played for the Sydney Roosters in the Australian National Rugby League (NRL) competition. Tagive primarily played on the wing.[4] Although a large winger, Tagive was a speedy athlete, recording 6.79 seconds over 60 metres.[5] Tagive's parents are Fijian and African-American.[6]
In July, 2009 it was announced that Tagive had signed with the Dragons for two years from 2010 onwards.[11] In his first trial match for the Dragons, he suffered an injury to his knee that was to rule him out for the season.[12] By the time Tagive made his debut for his new club, in round 9 of 2011, he had undergone 5 major surgeries, including 2 shoulder reconstructions.[13]
It was revealed on 3 August 2011 that Tagive had signed a two-year deal with the Sydney Roosters after the Dragons had released him from the final year of his contract.[14] He played five games in first grade, for one win, in the middle of the 2012 season before injuring his hamstring. He ended the year playing for feeder team Newtown Jets that won the NSW Cup grand final.[15]
At the end of 2012, Tagive retired, stating a desire to focus on his studies. "I want to thank everyone at the club for their support through the year and for supporting the decision I have made for my future, as I look ahead to life after footy," he said.[15]
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Ratu Peni Tagive born 3 October 1988 is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played for the Sydney Roosters in the Australian National Rugby League NRL competition Tagive primarily played on the wing 4 Although a large winger Tagive was a speedy athlete recording 6 79 seconds over 60 metres 5 Tagive s parents are Fijian and African American 6 Peni TagiveTagive with the Newton JetsPersonal informationFull nameRatu Peni TagiveBorn 1988 10 03 3 October 1988 age 35 Campbelltown New South Wales AustraliaHeight192 cm 6 ft 4 in 1 Weight99 kg 15 st 8 lb Playing informationRugby leaguePositionWingClub Years Team Pld T G FG P 2008 09 Wests Tigers 8 3 0 0 12 2010 11 St George Illawarra 5 3 0 0 12 2012 Sydney Roosters 5 0 0 0 0 Total 18 6 0 0 24Rugby unionClub Years Team Pld T G FG P 2015 Wests Rugby 2015 Canberra Vikings 2019 Austin Elite Total 0 0 0 0 0Source 2 3 He is the older brother of rugby league amp union player Ratu Tagive Contents 1 Early life 2 Rugby League career 3 American football 4 Rugby Union 5 References 6 External linksEarly life editTagive was born in Campbelltown New South Wales Tagive played junior football with the East Campbelltown Eagles He played S G Ball and Jersey Flegg for Western Suburbs Magpies before selection on the undefeated 2006 Australian Schoolboy tour alongside Tiger s teammate Chris Lawrence 7 Tagive was side lined during 2007 following a shoulder reconstruction Rugby League career editTagive made his first grade debut in round 1 of the 2008 season playing for Wests Tigers against St George Illawarra Dragons 8 Tagive was named in the Fiji training squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup 9 10 but was not selected to play In July 2009 it was announced that Tagive had signed with the Dragons for two years from 2010 onwards 11 In his first trial match for the Dragons he suffered an injury to his knee that was to rule him out for the season 12 By the time Tagive made his debut for his new club in round 9 of 2011 he had undergone 5 major surgeries including 2 shoulder reconstructions 13 It was revealed on 3 August 2011 that Tagive had signed a two year deal with the Sydney Roosters after the Dragons had released him from the final year of his contract 14 He played five games in first grade for one win in the middle of the 2012 season before injuring his hamstring He ended the year playing for feeder team Newtown Jets that won the NSW Cup grand final 15 At the end of 2012 Tagive retired stating a desire to focus on his studies I want to thank everyone at the club for their support through the year and for supporting the decision I have made for my future as I look ahead to life after footy he said 15 American football editTagive later moved to the United States to play collegiate American football at Baylor University He was a defensive end for the Baylor Bears 16 Rugby Union editSince returning to Australia he has been playing rugby union for Wests in Canberra In August 2015 he was named in the Canberra Vikings for the 2015 National Rugby Championship References edit Andrew Webster 12 March 2008 Eels tell TT to put heat on Hayne Fairfax Digital Archived from the original on 15 March 2008 Retrieved 16 March 2008 Rugby League Project League Central James Hooper 16 March 2008 Sheens unveils Tuqiri double The Daily Telegraph Sydney Retrieved 16 March 2008 Adrian Proszenko 28 February 2008 Flying Fijian to make name for himself The Daily Telegraph Sydney Retrieved 16 March 2008 dead link Christian Nicolussi 14 March 2008 Benji s in best shape of his life Fox Sports News Australia Retrieved 5 March 2009 Ashes to ashes dust to dust Queensland Rugby League 2006 Archived from the original on 23 July 2008 Retrieved 16 March 2008 Player Page Peni Tagive NRL Stats Retrieved 11 October 2008 dead link Bati pencil in new Newcastle pace ace Uate Fiji Times Online 1 August 2008 Archived from the original on 22 March 2012 Retrieved 8 August 2008 Fijian preliminary squad RLWC08 com 6 August 2008 Archived from the original on 10 August 2008 Retrieved 2 August 2008 James Phelps 5 July 2009 Dragons master coach signs Tigers Tuqiri clone Courier Mail Australia Retrieved 23 July 2009 Steve Jancetic 20 February 2010 Dragons too good for Bulldogs The Sydney Morning Herald Retrieved 22 February 2010 Josh Rakic 1 May 2011 Tagive hoping to avoid any more hospital passes The Sydney Morning Herald Retrieved 26 May 2011 Roosters sign Dragons flyer Sydney Roosters Archived from the original on 9 October 2011 Retrieved 3 August 2011 a b Roosters winger Tagive retires The Sydney Morning Herald 3 October 2012 Retrieved 4 October 2012 Peni Tagive Archived 14 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine baylorbears comExternal links editPeni Tagive at Wests Tigers Peni Tagive at The Rugby League Project Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Peni Tagive amp oldid 1219348929, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
