Aublix Tawha
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| Born | 13 August 1999 Hamilton, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Outside centre | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Second-row, Prop | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1] As of 1 August 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Aublix Tawha (born 13 August 1999) is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who plays as a second-row forward or prop for the Dolphins in the National Rugby League (NRL).
Background
[edit]Tawha was born in Hamilton, New Zealand and is of Māori and Dutch descent. He played junior football with the Turangawaewae Rugby League Club and represented Waikato across local representative teams. In 2017, he moved to Australia to play SG Ball with the Canberra Raiders.[2] Tawha also spent time playing local league in Canberra and New South Wales before being recruited by the Redcliffe Dolphins in the Queensland Cup in 2023.[3]
Playing career
[edit]Rugby union
[edit]Tawha played rugby union for Dutch club The Delta in the 2021–22 Rugby Europe Super Cup.[4] In June 2022, he represented the Netherlands national rugby union team in their two mid-year fixtures against Emerging Italy and Zimbabwe.[5][6]
Queensland Cup
[edit]Tawha joined the Redcliffe Dolphins in the Hostplus Cup in 2023. He played 6 games that year, followed by 18 in 2024 and another 10 in the early part of 2025, scoring a total of 14 tries and maintaining strong defensive stats.[1]
NRL
[edit]He made his NRL debut in Round 16, 2025, coming off the bench in a 20–26 loss to the Newcastle Knights, and later started at prop in the 50–28 victory over the Rabbitohs in Round 17.[2][1] Up to Round 19, 2025, he has made four NRL appearances.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Aublix Tawha – Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
- ^ a b Edwards, Colleen (10 July 2025). "Travelling man: New face Tawha steps in for injury-hit Phins". NRL.com. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
- ^ Gould, Joe (15 July 2025). "Prop's rise from scaffolder to Dolphins via Amsterdam". National Indigenous Times. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
- ^ "Squads of 36 announced ahead of Super Cup openers". Rugby Europe. 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2025.
- ^ "Oranje oefent tegen Italië" (in Dutch). Rugby Nederland. 9 June 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2025.
- ^ "Zimbabwe vecht voor een plek op het WK 2023" (in Dutch). Rugby Nederland. 23 June 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2025.