Taj Annan

Taj Annan (born 16 August 2003) is an Australian professional rugby league and rugby union footballer who plays for the Newcastle Knights in the National Rugby League.

Taj Annan

Personal information
Born	(2003-08-16) 16 August 2003 (age 22) Merewether, New South Wales, Australia
Height	193 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	105 kg (16 st 7 lb)
Playing information
Rugby league
Position	Wing
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2025– Newcastle Knights 0 0 0 0 0
Rugby union
Position	Fly-half / Centre / Fullback
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2023–24 Queensland Reds 12 0 0 0 0 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2022–24 Australian U20 6 0 0 0 0
As of 13 October 2024

He previously played as a fly-half, centre or fullback for rugby union team Queensland Reds.^[1]

Early career

Originally from Merewether, New South Wales, Annan moved to and studied at Brisbane Boys' College.^[2]

Rugby union career

Having left school, Annan joined Easts.^[3] Annan was named in the Reds development squad for the 2022 Super Rugby Pacific season,^[4] before being named in the side for Round 1 of the 2023 Super Rugby Pacific season, where he made his debut against the Hurricanes.^[5]

He was named in the Australia U20 squad in 2023, while he will also move to join Souths.^[6]

Rugby league career

In September 2024, Annan made the decision to switch to rugby league, signing a 3-year contract with National Rugby League team and hometown club, Newcastle Knights starting in 2025.^[7]