Ola Tauelangi

Ola Tauelangi (born 28 November 1999)[1] is an Australian rugby union player of Tongan descent, who currently plays as flanker for Moana Pasifika in Super Rugby[2] and for Auckland in New Zealand's domestic National Provincial Championship competition.

[4][5] Tauelangi was named in the Melbourne Rising squad for the 2019 National Rugby Championship where he made his professional debut.

[6] In 2020, Tauelangi moved to New South Wales and played for Gordon RFC in the Shute Shield from seasons 2020 through to 2022.

[8] Having trained with the Waratahs in both 2021 and 2022, it wasn't until 2023 when Tauelangi was called into the side as an injury replacement ahead of Round 12 of the 2023 Super Rugby Pacific season.

[9][10] Tauelangi was named in the Moana Pasifika squad for the 2024 Super Rugby Pacific season.