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Angus Taʻavao
Angus Wilkie Faiumiolemau Taavao (born 22 March 1990) is a New Zealand-born rugby union player, currently playing as a prop for the Blues in Super Rugby and Auckland in the Mitre 10 Cup. Taavao was called into New Zealand's international team, the All Blacks, as injury cover in 2018 and has played 22 tests since his international debut. Taavao was a member of New Zealand's squad in the 2019 Rugby World Cup. Taavao has previously represented the Chiefs in Super Rugby, and Taranaki in the NPC. New Zealand's domestic rugby competition, as well as Northern Suburbs, Sydney and the Waratahs in Australia. Early life Although born in New Zealand, Taavao would also have been eligible to play international rugby for Australia through his mother, or for Samoa through his father. Taavao was schooled at Dilworth School in Auckland, New Zealand. Career Early career Taavao was selected for the New Zealand U20 side for the 2010 tournament in Argentina, where he captained the side in his ...
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Auckland ( ; ) is a large metropolitan city in the North Island of New Zealand. It has an urban population of about It is located in the greater Auckland Region, the area governed by Auckland Council, which includes outlying rural areas and the islands of the Hauraki Gulf, and which has a total population of as of It is the most populous city of New Zealand and the fifth-largest city in Oceania. The city lies between the Hauraki Gulf to the east, the Hunua Ranges to the south-east, the Manukau Harbour to the south-west, and the Waitākere Ranges and smaller ranges to the west and north-west. The surrounding hills are covered in rainforest and the landscape is dotted with 53 volcanic centres that make up the Auckland Volcanic Field. The central part of the urban area occupies a narrow isthmus between the Manukau Harbour on the Tasman Sea and the Waitematā Harbour on the Pacific Ocean. Auckland is one of the few cities in the world to have a harbour on each of two sepa ...
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