Albert Talipeau
{{Short description|Niue & Samoa international rugby league footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2015}}
{{Use Australian English|date=April 2015}}
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|position = {{rlp|HK|HB}}
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|club1 = Sydney Roosters
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|tries1 = 0
|goals1 = 0
|fieldgoals1 = 0
|points1 = 0
|club2 = {{nowrap|Wakefield Trinity Wildcats}}
|year2start = 2004
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|tries2 = 0
|goals2 = 1
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|points2 = 2
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|yearAstart = 2006
|yearAend = 08
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Albert "Alby" Talipeau (born 15 August 1981) is a rugby league footballer who plays as a {{rlp|hk}} or {{rlp|hb}} for the Eastern Suburbs Tigers in the Queensland Cup competition.
Playing career
Talipeau has previously played for Cronulla De La Salle; in the National Rugby League for the Sydney Roosters; in the Queensland Cup for the Wynnum Manly Seagulls; and in the Super League for the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats.
Talipeau was awarded Man of the Match in the 2008 Queensland Cup Grand Final, when playing for the Souths Logan Magpies.
Representative career
Talipeau is a Samoan international{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_league/international_and_australian/6103128.stm|title=England 38-14 Samoa|publisher=BBC|date=2006-11-05|accessdate=2008-07-30}} and played at the 2000 Rugby League World Cup.
He played in the 2008 Rugby League World Cup, and has been named in the squad for the 2009 Pacific Cup.[https://web.archive.org/web/20091010154654/http://www.therhinos.co.uk/news/7999.php Poching names strong Samoan squad] therhinos.co.uk, 6 October 2009{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_league/7658506.stm|title=Samoa, Tonga and Fiji name squads|publisher=BBC|date=2008-10-08|accessdate=2008-10-09| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20081013130431/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_league/7658506.stm| archivedate= 13 October 2008 | url-status= live}}
On 2 May 2015 he played for Niue in a match against South Africa.{{cite web| url=http://rugbyleagueweek.com.au/niue-beat-south-africa/| title=Niue beat South Africa| publisher=Rugby League Week| date=3 May 2015| accessdate=4 May 2015| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150506102331/http://rugbyleagueweek.com.au/niue-beat-south-africa/| archive-date=6 May 2015| url-status=dead| df=dmy-all}}
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20001216164000/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport/hi/english/static/in_depth/rugby_league/2000/world_cup/team_profiles/samoa.stm The Teams: Samoa]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080724011255/http://www.southsloganmagpies.com.au/players.php Souths Logans Magpies profile]
{{Souths Logan Magpies squad - 2008 Queensland Cup premiers}}
{{Samoa 2008 Rugby League World Cup squad}}
{{Samoa squad 2000 Rugby League World Cup}}
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Category:Australian sportspeople of Samoan descent
Category:Brisbane Tigers players
Category:Niue national rugby league team players
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Category:Rugby league halfbacks
Category:Samoa national rugby league team players
Category:Samoan rugby league players
Category:Souths Logan Magpies players
Category:Sydney Roosters players