[5] Taulima played his junior rugby league for CVD Edensor Park Cobras, before being signed by the Parramatta Eels.

He made his first-grade début for the Parramatta Eels in round 1 of the 2008 NRL season, going on to play 30 games for the club between 2008 and 2009.

He donated his 2016 Grand Final ring to a local Wigan family to assist them in raising money for the SANDs charity.

[16] Alongside his wife, they started the Wigan Warriors Campaign 'Respect Her' after working with the Women's Refuge to draw attention to issues within the local community.

[17] Tautai also shaved off his long locks to raise money for suicide awareness in honour of his mother-in-law 'The Jenny Project'.