Caleb Timu

Caleb Timu
Date of birth (1994-02-22) 22 February 1994 (age 30)
Place of birthAuckland, New Zealand
Height190 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight117 kg (18 st 6 lb)
SchoolSt Joseph's College, Nudgee
Marsden State High School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Loose forward
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2011, 2018–19. Souths ()
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2017-19
2019-21
2022-		 Queensland Country
Montpellier Herault Rugby
Union Bordeaux Bègles		 14
9		 (25)
(15)
Super Rugby
Years Team Apps (Points)
2016-19 Reds 21 (25)
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2011
2018		 Australia Schoolboys
Australia
2
(0)

Caleb Timu (born 22 February 1994) is a New Zealand-born Australian rugby footballer of Samoan heritage[1] who played rugby union for the Queensland Reds in the Super Rugby competition and for Montpellier Herault Rugby in Top 14.[2][3] His position of choice is back row/loose forward.[4]

Early life

Timu was born in Auckland, New Zealand, but his family migrated to Australia when he was four-years-old and he considers himself as an Australian.[5] Timu attended Marsden State High School and subsequently St Joseph's Nudgee College, where he was part of the Queensland team that won the Australian Schools Championship in 2011.[6] He was selected for the Australian Schoolboys team that year.

Career

Rugby league

Timu began his rugby league career with the Goodna Eagles in the Ipswich competition. He started his professional career playing rugby league with the Brisbane Broncos in the Australian National Rugby League. He was a second-row in the Broncos Under-20s team in the 2012 and 2013 Holden Cups. He was named in the 2012 Holden Cup team of the year and represented the Queensland under-20s side in 2012 and 2013.

After serving for two years as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints[7] in New Zealand and the Cook Islands[8][9] Timu returned to the Broncos.[10] He played for the Souths Logan Magpies in the Queensland Cup and for the Broncos in the 2016 NRL Auckland Nines.

Rugby union

Timu signed with the Reds in 2016 and in the 2018 season was under the tutelage of former All Blacks and Kangaroos international Brad Thorn.[11][12] Timu also won Player of the Year honours for his contributions to Bond University Queensland Country's winning the National Rugby Championship title in 2017.[13]

Personal life

Timu is married to Pamera Paasi[14] and the couple have two children. While playing rugby, Caleb is also currently a part-time student studying at Griffith University in Brisbane for a Bachelor of Business degree.[15]

References

  1. ^ "After a season spent readjusting to the 15-man game, Caleb Timu is set to make his Super Rugby debut in a country very close to his heart". www.rugby.com.au. Australian Rugby. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  2. ^ "Caleb Timu". www.redsrugby.com.au. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
  3. ^ "Reds lure promising forward Caleb Timu back from Brisbane Broncos". www.foxsports.com.au. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
  4. ^ "Caleb Timu-Back Row". www.redsrugby.com.au. Queensland Reds. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  5. ^ "A cross-cultural identity rooted in sport and faith". www.jimboombatimes.com.au. Jimboomba Times. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  6. ^ "Queensland Win Novotel Australian Schools Championships". www.rugbyaustralia.com.au. Rugby Australia. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  7. ^ "Timu trades footy for bible". The Courier Mail. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  8. ^ "Caleb Timu". Queensland Reds. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  9. ^ "Good and Faithful Servants". www.cookislandsnews.com. Cook Islands News. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  10. ^ Media, NRL Digital. "He's Officially Back: Caleb Timu". Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  11. ^ "Reds lure forward star away from Broncos". Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  12. ^ "Super Rugby: Queensland Reds coach Brad Thorn appoints former Wallaby Paul Carozza as backs coach". www.couriermail.com.au. News Corporation. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  13. ^ "Caleb Timu". www.redsrugby.com.au. Queensland Reds. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  14. ^ "Home from Mission, Caleb Timu Returns to Brisbane Broncos". www.mormonnewsroom.org.au. LDS Church. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  15. ^ "Caleb Timu". www.linkedin.com. LinkedIn. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
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