Tallyn Da Silva (born 20 April 2005) is an Australian professional

rugby league Rugby league football, commonly known as rugby league in English-speaking countries and rugby 13/XIII in non-Anglophone Europe, is a contact sport, full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular Rugby league playin ...

footballer who plays as a for the

Parramatta Eels The Parramatta Eels are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the Sydney suburb of Parramatta that competes in the National Rugby League (NRL). The Parramatta District Rugby League Football Club was formed in 1947, and ...

in the

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(NRL).

Background

Da Silva grew up in the Campbelltown area, and was educated at

Westfields Sports High School Westfields Sports High School (abbreviated as WSHS) is a Education in Australia#Government schools, government-funded Mixed-sex school, co-educational Comprehensive education, comprehensive and specialist secondary school, secondary day school, ...

. He played his junior career with the

East Campbelltown Eagles East Campbelltown Eagles are an Australian Junior Rugby League Club that also supports a semi-professional rugby league team. The team previously competed in the Western Suburbs 1st Grade competition, Canterbury 1st Grade competition, Jim Beam C ...

Playing career

Da Silva joined the

Wests Tigers The Wests Tigers is an Australian professional rugby league football team, based in the Inner West of Sydney and South Western Sydney. The Tigers have competed in the National Rugby League (NRL) since being formed at the end of the 1999 N ...

in 2023. Da Silva started the season in the

S. G. Ball Cup The S. G. Ball Cup is a junior rugby league football competition played predominantly in New South Wales, between teams made up of male players aged under 19. Teams from Canberra and Melbourne, and Auckland also participate. Prior to the COVID ...

competition, then quickly graduated to the

Jersey Flegg Cup The Jersey Flegg Cup is a junior rugby league competition played in New South Wales, Australia, contested among teams made up of players aged 21 or under. The competition is administered by the New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL), and is named ...

competition, before ending up in the

NSW Cup The NSW Cup, currently known as the Knock-On Effect NSW Cup for sponsorship reasons, is a rugby league competition for clubs in New South Wales. The competition has a history dating back to the NSWRFL's origins in 1908, starting off as a reserve ...

competition. Tigers' coach

Tim Sheens Timothy Sheens (born 30 October 1950) is an Australian professional rugby league football coach and former player. Head Coach of the Australia national team between 2009 and 2015, he has also been the head coach of National Rugby League (NRL) c ...

, who allowed the likes of

Benji Marshall Benjamin Quentin Marshall (born 25 February 1985) is a New Zealand professional rugby league coach and former player who is the head coach of the Wests Tigers in the NRL. He played at or for the Wests Tigers in two separate spells, St. G ...

and Chris Lawrence to thrive at a very young age noticed Da Silva's efforts, and was fast tracked to the first grade side. Da Silva made his first grade debut for the

from the bench with regular back-up hooker Jake Simpkin promoted to the starting side in place of the injured

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, in his side's 28–6 loss to the

Melbourne Storm The Melbourne Storm is a rugby league football club based in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia that participates in the National Rugby League (NRL). The club plays its home games at AAMI Park, and wears a purple and navy blu ...

Campbelltown Stadium Campbelltown Sports Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Leumeah, a suburb in South Western Sydney, Australia, owned by Campbelltown City Council. Formerly known as Orana Park and Campbelltown Sports Ground, it is currently the home ground ...

in round 16 of the

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2025

Da Silva signed in a mid season switch to the Parramatta Eels on a four and a half year deal. On 30 June, the Parramatta club confirmed the signing. It was reported that Da Silva wanted to stay at the Wests Tigers but had grown frustrated with a lack of playing time after head coach Benji Marshall elected to give more minutes to

. In round 19, Da Silva made his club debut for Parramatta in their 32-10 loss against Penrith.

Statistics

References

External links

Tigers profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Da Silva, Tallyn 2005 births Living people Australian rugby league players Rugby league players from Sydney Rugby league hookers Wests Tigers players Parramatta Eels players Western Suburbs Magpies NSW Cup players 21st-century Australian sportsmen Rugby league players from Campbelltown, New South Wales