Sam Talakai

Sam Talakai (born 4 September 1991), is an Australian rugby union player of Tongan descent. His usual position is tighthead prop. He plays for Glasgow Warriors and Australia.^[4] He formerly played for Brisbane City in the National Rugby Championship, the Melbourne Rebels in Super Rugby

Sam Talakai

Talakai in 2014
Birth name	Semise Talakai
Date of birth	(1991-09-04) 4 September 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth	Sydney, Australia
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Weight	122 kg (19 st 3 lb)[1]
School	Waverley College[2]
Notable relative(s)	Chris Talakai (brother)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Tighthead Prop Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2010– Sydney University 38 (20) 2014–2017 Brisbane City 21 (5) 2015 GPS () 2016 Brothers[3] () 2018–2022 Suntory Sungoliath 22 (0) 2024- Glasgow Warriors 2 (0) Super Rugby Years Team Apps (Points) 2013 Waratahs 0 (0) 2015−17 Reds 40 (0) 2018–19 Rebels 31 (0) 2023–24 Rebels 14 (5) Correct as of 3 June 2023 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2022 Australia 1 (0) Correct as of 27 November 2022

Family and early life

Talakai was born in Australia. He attended Waverley College where he played rugby for the 1st XV team. He has a younger brother named Kaiasi Talakai also playing for Waverley College.^[2]

Career

Talakai joined the Sydney University club in 2010,^[5] and by 2012 was a regular starter in their first grade Shute Shield team.^[6] In 2012 he was selected in the Junior Waratahs side to play in the Pacific Rugby Cup,^[7] and in 2013 he made his debut off the bench for the Waratahs against the British and Irish Lions.^[5][8] In 2014 he was recruited by Brisbane City coach Nick Stiles to play in the National Rugby Championship.^[2][9]

He joined Glasgow Warriors on 21 August 2024.^[10] He made his competitive debut on 21 September 2024 against Ulster Rugby for the Glasgow side, becoming Glasgow Warrior No. 361.

International

On 26 November 2022, Talakai was substituted onto the field in place of Allan Alaalatoa in the 71st minute of the Wallabies game against Wales, marking his debut in which the Wallabies won 39 to 34.

Super Rugby statistics

As of 3 June 2023^[11]

Season	Team	Games	Starts	Sub	Mins	Tries	Cons	Pens	Drops	Points	Yel	Red
2015	Reds	13	6	7	471	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2016	Reds	13	1	12	237	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
2017	Reds	14	12	2	692	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2018	Rebels	16	7	9	605	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2019	Rebels	15	8	7	629	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2023	Rebels	14	12	2	750	1	0	0	0	5	0	0
Total		85	46	39	3,384	1	0	0	0	5	3	0