Jason Taumalolo
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| Full name | Vaai Taumalolo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 31 May 1993 Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 189 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 116 kg (18 st 4 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Lock, Prop, Second-row | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: As of 17 May 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vaai Taumalolo (born 31 May 1993), better known by the nickname Jason, is a professional rugby league footballer who plays as a lock or prop forward for the North Queensland Cowboys in the National Rugby League (NRL). He has played for Tonga and New Zealand at international level.
Taumalolo played for the NRL All Stars and he was a member of the Cowboys' 2015 NRL Grand Final and 2016 World Club Challenge winning sides, and won the Dally M Medal in 2016. Taumalolo is notable the only forward in the 21st century to be awarded the Dally M Medal other than Danny Buderus and Cameron Smith. He played as a second-row forward early in his career.