# Timo Tagaloa

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{{Short description|NZ & Samoa international rugby union player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2017}}
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| image              =
| birth_date         = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1964|10|17}}
| birth_place        = [Auckland](/source/Auckland), New Zealand
| height             = {{height|ft=5|in=11}}
| weight             = 201 lb
| ru_currentposition = 
| ru_currentteam     = 
| position           = Wing
| amatyears1         = 1983-1984
| amatyears2         = 1990-1991
| amatyears3         = 1992-1993
| amatteam1          = [Waitemata](/source/Waitemata_Rugby_Football_and_Sports_Club)
| amatteam2          = Marist St Pats
| amatteam3          = [North Shore](/source/North_Shore_Rugby_Football_Club)
| provinceyears1     = 1983-1984
| provinceyears2     = 1984
| provinceyears3     = 1990-1991
| provinceyears4     = 1992-1993
| province1          = [Auckland](/source/Auckland_Rugby_Union)
| province2          = Auckland B
| province3          = [Wellington](/source/Wellington_Rugby_Football_Union)
| province4          = [North Harbour](/source/North_Harbour_Rugby_Union)
| provinceapps1      = 4
| provinceapps2      = 1
| provinceapps3      = 26
| provinceapps4      = 21
| provincepoints1    = 12
| provincepoints2    = 4
| provincepoints3    = 64
| provincepoints4    = 46
| years1             = 
| apps1              = 
| points1            = 
| repyears1          = 1983
| repyears2          = 1990-1991
| repyears3          = 1991-1992
| repteam1           = [New Zealand Colts](/source/New_Zealand_Colts)
| repteam2           = {{nrut|Samoa}}
| repteam3           = {{nrut|New Zealand}}
| repcaps1           = 3
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| reppoints2         = 220
| reppoints3         = 28
}}

'''Timo Danny Lawrence Tagaloa''' (born 17 October 1964 in [Auckland](/source/Auckland)) is a New Zealand-born Samoan rugby union player. He played as left winger. He played for [Samoa national rugby union team](/source/Samoa_national_rugby_union_team) and for the [All Blacks](/source/All_Blacks).

==Career==
===Career start===
Tagaloa began his rugby career in [Auckland](/source/Auckland), playing for the amateur club Waitemata and the [Auckland provincial team](/source/Auckland_(Mitre_10_Cup)) (first-grade and reserve teams). In 1983 he played several games for the youth team of New Zealand.

===College football===
In 1985, Timo Tagaloa moved to the United States and entered the [Utah State University](/source/Utah_State_University), playing for the [university team](/source/Utah_State_Aggies_football) in the college football championship. Team coach Chris Pell has named Tagaloa as one of the top 15-20 defenders in American college football.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Five great code-crossers|url=https://allblacks.com/News/29179/five-great-code-crossers}}</ref> From 1985 to 1989, Tagaloa played 44 games, scoring 30 points thanks to 5 touchdowns,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Timo Tagaloa College Stats|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/timo-tagaloa-1.html|access-date=2021-04-28|website=College Football at Sports-Reference.com|language=en}}</ref> but abandoned the career of a professional [NFL](/source/National_Football_League) player.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Five great code-crossers|url=https://allblacks.com/News/29179/five-great-code-crossers}}</ref>

===Return to rugby===
In 1990, Tagaloa returned to rugby, continuing his career with the [Wellington Provincial team](/source/Wellington_Lions) and playing for the Marist St Pats amateur club. He also played for the North Shore and [North Harbour provincial team](/source/North_Harbour_(National_Provincial_Championship)). In the 1990–1991 season, he was involved in the Samoa national team, in which Tagaloa debuted with Western Samoa in the match against [Korea national rugby union team](/source/Korea_national_rugby_union_team), on 8 April 1990, at Tokyo. He was part of the [1991 Rugby World Cup](/source/1991_Rugby_World_Cup) roster. During the World Cup, he scored 2 tries against [Argentina](/source/Argentina_national_rugby_union_team).<ref>{{Citation|title=Timo Tagaloa 2 tries vs Argentina 1991|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBW9TjcMSuc|language=en|access-date=2021-04-28}}</ref> His last international match for Samoa was during the test match against [Scotland](/source/Scotland_national_rugby_union_team) on 19 October 1991, at Murrayfield. For Samoa, he scored 220 points in 37 matches (test and non-test). Later, he played for [New Zealand](/source/New_Zealand_national_rugby_union_team) and for the [Al Blacks Sevens](/source/New_Zealand_national_rugby_sevens_team).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kiwi rugby legend praises Kenyan team|url=https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2000010481/kiwi-rugby-legend-praises-kenyan-team|access-date=2021-04-28|website=The Standard|language=en}}</ref> According to his own words, due to the impossibility of getting into the [All Blacks](/source/All_Blacks), Tagaloa was on the verge of suicide for some time, but stopped in time.<ref>{{Cite web|title=BEING LABELED A 'LOSER' REALLY AFFECTED MY PERFORMANCE |url=http://www.beyondtheultimate.org/athlete/Timo-Tagaloa|access-date=2021-04-28|website=www.beyondtheultimate.org}}</ref> Currently, he works for the Association "Athletes in Action", which is actively involved in psychological rehabilitation of athletes in difficult situations.<ref>{{Cite web|title=RUGBY/BASKETBALL: Ex winger has quiet Word court-side|url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/sport/rugbybasketball-ex-winger-has-quiet-word-court-side/V4QZIK7PKB2TLLQBYOTKMV5DOU/|access-date=2021-04-28|website=[The New Zealand Herald](/source/The_New_Zealand_Herald) |language=en-NZ}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{ESPNscrum|10760}}
*[http://www.rugbyhistory.co.nz/player/timo-d-l-tagaloa Timo D. L. Tagaloa at New Zealand Rugby History]

{{Samoa Squad 1991 World Cup}}

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Category:1964 births
Category:Living people
Category:Rugby union players from Auckland
Category:Samoan rugby union players
Category:Rugby union wings
Category:Samoa international rugby union players
Category:1991 Rugby World Cup players
Category:Auckland rugby union players
Category:Wellington rugby union players
Category:North Harbour rugby union players
Category:20th-century New Zealand sportsmen
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