Semi Tadulala (born 3 March 1978) is a Fijian former professional
rugby league
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footballer who played as a er for Australian
Queensland Cup
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club
Northern Pride. A Fiji international representative at
rugby league
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and
rugby union
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, he previously played in the
National Rugby League
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for Australia's
Melbourne Storm
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club, in the
Super League for England's the
Bradford Bulls
The Bradford Bulls are a professional rugby league club in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, playing in the Championship. They have won five Challenge Cups, six league championships and three World Club Challenges. The team jersey is predom ...
and the
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
Wakefield Trinity is a professional rugby league club in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England, that plays in the Super League. One of the original twenty-two clubs that formed the Rugby Football League, Northern Rugby Football Union in 1895, betw ...
(
Heritage No. 1216), and in the
Co-operative Championship
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for the
Keighley Cougars
The Keighley Cougars are a professional rugby league club from Keighley in West Yorkshire, England who compete in League 1, the third tier of English rugby league. Keighley's home ground, Cougar Park has a capacity of 7,800.
History
Early y ...
. He has also played for
Gloucester Rugby
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The club was formed in ...
and
Leeds Carnegie
Leeds Carnegie was a brand name used by several sports teams associated with the Carnegie School of Physical Education, now part of Leeds Beckett University. These include:
Current
* Leeds Carnegie Handball Club
Changed name
* Leeds Carnegie ...
at
rugby union
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.
Playing career
Tadulala played for Fiji in the
2000 Rugby League World Cup while playing for the
Western Suburbs Panthers in the
Queensland Cup
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. His first
National Rugby League
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club was the
Melbourne Storm
The Melbourne Storm are a rugby league club based in Melbourne, Victoria in Australia that participates in the National Rugby League. The first fully professional rugby league team based in the state, the Storm entered the competition in 1998. ...
whom he played with until 2003.
He then moved to the UK, joining the
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
Wakefield Trinity is a professional rugby league club in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England, that plays in the Super League. One of the original twenty-two clubs that formed the Rugby Football League, Northern Rugby Football Union in 1895, betw ...
.
Gloucester Rugby
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The club was formed in ...
Union Club tried to sign him but the deal fell through and he returned to Wakefield, although he missed much of the 2006/2007 season with an arm injury. In August 2007, it was announced that he would leave Wakefield.
He was named in the
Fiji training squad for the
2008 Rugby League World Cup
The 2008 Rugby League World Cup was the thirteenth staging of the Rugby League World Cup since its inauguration in 1954, and the first since the 2000 tournament. The tournament was held in Australia from 26 October, culminating in the final ...
.
Bradford Bulls
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Tadulala signed for the
Bradford Bulls
The Bradford Bulls are a professional rugby league club in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, playing in the Championship. They have won five Challenge Cups, six league championships and three World Club Challenges. The team jersey is predom ...
in September 2007. He scored eight tries, including two hat-tricks, for the Bulls in his first eight games. He ended his first season with Bulls as the club's leading tryscorer for the 2008 campaign. He signed a new one-year deal for the 2009 season.
Playing for Fiji in the 2008 World Cup
Tadulala played four games for Fiji in the
2008 Rugby League World Cup
The 2008 Rugby League World Cup was the thirteenth staging of the Rugby League World Cup since its inauguration in 1954, and the first since the 2000 tournament. The tournament was held in Australia from 26 October, culminating in the final ...
, including the 52-0 semi-final loss against Australia.
He scored two tries during the competition.
Moving to rugby union with Gloucester
On 25 January 2010, following the conclusion of
Fiji's European tour,
Gloucester Rugby
Gloucester Rugby are a professional rugby union club based in the West Country city of Gloucester, England. They play in Premiership Rugby, England's top division of rugby, as well as in the European Rugby Champions Cup.
The club was formed in ...
announced the signing of Tadulala on a short-term contract.
However, in early May 2010, head coach
Bryan Redpath announced on
BBC Radio Gloucestershire that Tadulala was to be released at the end of the 2009/10 season. He played just two games for the club.
Leeds Carnegie
On 1 June 2010, it was announced that Tadulala had signed a two-year-deal with
Leeds Carnegie
Leeds Carnegie was a brand name used by several sports teams associated with the Carnegie School of Physical Education, now part of Leeds Beckett University. These include:
Current
* Leeds Carnegie Handball Club
Changed name
* Leeds Carnegie ...
.
Return to rugby league
On 1 July 2011, Tadulala re-signed for his old club
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
Wakefield Trinity is a professional rugby league club in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England, that plays in the Super League. One of the original twenty-two clubs that formed the Rugby Football League, Northern Rugby Football Union in 1895, betw ...
until the end of the season.
On 17 December 2011, Tadulala signed for
Keighley Cougars
The Keighley Cougars are a professional rugby league club from Keighley in West Yorkshire, England who compete in League 1, the third tier of English rugby league. Keighley's home ground, Cougar Park has a capacity of 7,800.
History
Early y ...
, continuing his work in an off-field capacity for previous club Wakefield, while on match terms at Cougar Park.
Return to Australia with Northern Pride
On 7 November 2012, Tadulala returned to Australia, signing for Australian
Queensland Cup
The Queensland Cup, currently known as the Hostplus Cup for sponsorship reasons, is the highest-level regional rugby league football competition in Queensland, Australia. It is run by the Queensland Rugby League (QRL) and is contested by fou ...
club
Northern Pride and re-joining
Jason Demetriou, the new Pride Head Coach and his former coach at
Keighley Cougars
The Keighley Cougars are a professional rugby league club from Keighley in West Yorkshire, England who compete in League 1, the third tier of English rugby league. Keighley's home ground, Cougar Park has a capacity of 7,800.
History
Early y ...
.
Outside rugby
On 9 August 2009, Tadulala took part in a charity
cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps. The batting side scores runs by str ...
match with many other Wakefield Trinity Wildcats players against
Wakefield St Michaels, to raise money for the
Adam Watene Fund.
References
External links
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1978 births
Fijian rugby league players
Melbourne Storm players
Fiji national rugby league team players
Bradford Bulls players
Wakefield Trinity players
Fijian rugby union players
Living people
Keighley Cougars players
Wests Panthers players
Northern Pride
Leeds Tykes players
Gloucester Rugby players
Fijian expatriate rugby union players
Expatriate rugby union players in England
Fijian expatriate sportspeople in England
Rugby league wingers
Fiji international rugby union players