Kelepi Tanginoa (Photo: Mark Nolan/Getty Images AsiaPac)[/caption]Last week the North Queensland Cowboys announced the signing of Parramatta Eels NRL and NYC forward Kelepi Tanginoa on a two-year contract, starting in 2015.
A Cabramatta junior, Tanginoa played all the way through the Eels' junior system, making his NRL debut with club last season, at just 19 years of age. Injury limited to the forward to just 9 games in his rookie season.
After playing for the Eels' Auckland Nines side in the pre-season, Tanginoa returned to first grade in 2014, before again succumbing to injury. He has spent most this season with Parramatta's Holden Cup team and in the NSW Cup with Wentworthville. The 20-year old will likely feature for the Eels' NYC side in their finals campaign.
Tanginoa will join the Cowboys first grade squad for pre-season training in November.
Player Profile
Name: Kelepi Tanginoa (pronounced Kel-eh-pee Toungue-ee-noor)
Born: 01/03/1994 in Auburn, NSW
Junior Club: Cabramatta Two Blues
Position: Second Row
Height: 180cm Weight: 102kg
Rep Honours: Australian Schoolboys (2012), NSW Under 20s (2013), NSW Under 18s (2012), NSW Under 16s (2010)
First Grade Debut: Parramatta v Canterbury, ANZ Stadium, Rd 2, 2013
NRL games: 13 NYC games: 23 (6 tries, 24 points)
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