Peni Tagive

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::summary Australian rugby footballer ::

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Field	Value
first	RL
name	Peni Tagive
fullname	Ratu Peni Tagive
image	Peni Tagive.JPG
caption	Tagive with the Newton Jets
birth_date
birth_place	Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia
height	192 cm
weight	99 kg
position
club1	Wests Tigers
year1start	2008
year1end	09
appearances1	8
tries1	3
goals1	0
fieldgoals1	0
points1	12
club2	St. George Illawarra
year2start	2010
year2end	11
appearances2	5
tries2	3
goals2	0
fieldgoals2	0
points2	12
club3	Sydney Roosters
year3start	2012
appearances3	5
tries3	0
goals3	0
fieldgoals3	0
points3	0
ru_club1	Wests Rugby
ru_year1start	2015
ru_club2	Canberra Vikings
ru_year2start	2015
ru_club3	Austin Elite
ru_year3start	2019
retired	no
source
module	{{infobox person
embed	yes
relatives	Ratu Tagive (brother)
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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 . Although a large winger, Tagive was a speedy athlete, recording 6.79 seconds over 60 metres. Tagive's parents are Fijian and African-American.

He is the older brother of rugby league & union player Ratu Tagive.

Early life

Tagive 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. Tagive was side-lined during 2007 following a shoulder reconstruction.

Rugby League career

Tagive made his first-grade debut in round 1 of the 2008 season, playing for Wests Tigers against St George Illawarra Dragons.

Tagive was named in the Fiji training squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup, 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. In his first trial match for the Dragons, he suffered an injury to his knee that was to rule him out for the season. 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.{{cite news|newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald|title=Tagive hoping to avoid any more hospital passes|author=Josh Rakic |url=http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/league-news/tagive-hoping-to-avoid-any-more-hospital-passes-20110430-1e1zm.html|access-date=26 May 2011|date=1 May 2011}}

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. 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.

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.

American football

Tagive later moved to the United States to play collegiate American football at Baylor University. He was a defensive-end for the Baylor Bears.

Rugby Union

Since 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

References

1. Andrew Webster. (2008-03-12). "Eels tell TT to put heat on Hayne". Fairfax Digital.
2. [http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/peni-tagive/summary.html Rugby League Project]
3. [http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/sport/nrl/player/0,26796,108902-101,00.html League Central]
4. James Hooper. (2008-03-16). "Sheens unveils Tuqiri double". The Daily Telegraph.
5. Adrian Proszenko. (2008-02-28}} {{Dead link). "Flying Fijian to make name for himself". The Daily Telegraph.
6. Christian Nicolussi. (14 March 2008). "Benji's in best shape of his life". Fox Sports News (Australia).
7. (2006). "Ashes to ashes, dust to dust".
8. (October 2010). "Player Page: Peni Tagive". NRL Stats.
9. (2008-08-01). "Bati pencil in new Newcastle pace ace Uate". Fiji Times Online.
10. (2008-08-06). "Fijian preliminary squad". RLWC08.com.
11. James Phelps. (2009-07-05). "Dragons master coach signs Tigers' Tuqiri clone". Courier Mail.
12. Steve Jancetic. (20 February 2010). "Dragons too good for Bulldogs". The Sydney Morning Herald.
13. "Roosters sign Dragons flyer". Sydney Roosters.
14. (3 October 2012). "Roosters winger Tagive retires". The Sydney Morning Herald.
15. [http://www.baylorbears.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/peni_tagive_856866.html Peni Tagive] {{Webarchive. link. (14 July 2014 ''baylorbears.com'')

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