fullname goals club fieldgoals birth_place weight yearstart yearend height points position birth_date nickname tries image article_title name appearances
taioalo junior vaivai 0 0 south sydney penrith panthers 0 0 new zealand 100 kg stlb on 2009 2011 2011 12 178 cm ftin on 4 0 ce 18 january 1990 junz 1 0 junior vaivai.jpg taioalo vaivai
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taioalo vaivai

taioalo `` junior '' vaivai is a samoan professional rugby league player , formerly with the penrith panthers in the national rugby league .
his position of choice is at centre but he is also capable of filling in on the wing and five eighth .
he made his debut in round 23 2009 for the south sydney rabbitohs against the penrith panthers and scored a try , however the rabbitohs were thumped 40-10 .
his call up to the first grade squad was due to his outstanding performances for the rabbitohs in the toyota cup in the same season .
he led the toyota cup competition in line breaks and was equal third highest try scorer on 20 tries .
he was selected in the samoan train on squad in 2010 .
in 2011 vaivai signed with the penrith panthers after speculation he was heading to parramatta eels after he was charged with assaulting his girlfriend and released from the rabbitohs .
for season 2013 , vaivai has signed on with the illawarra cutters in the new south wales cup .
the cutters are the feeder team for the st. george illawarra dragons .
