Neemia Tialata

As of October 11, 2011 National October 11, 2011

Neemia Tialata Stanley ( born July 15, 1982 in Lower Hutt ) is a New Zealand rugby union player. He is now at the French club Aviron Bayonnais under contract. He previously played for the All Blacks ( national ), the Hurricanes in the Super 14 and for Wellington in the ITM Cup.

Tialata was born in Lower Hutt, but he moved with his parents at the age of one year to Samoa. The family returned to New Zealand when Tialata was five years old. Tialata managed as a young pillar in the squad of the All Blacks since 2005, he saw through his strong games for Wellington in the National Provincial Championship ( NPC) season for attention and made ​​his international debut in the opening game of the All Blacks Home Nations tour against Wales in November of the same year. Formerly a pillar left to Tialata now concentrated on the right side of scrimmage, but he still has the ability to occupy both sides. In the season 2011/12 he moved back to France about the club Aviron Bayonnais.

In his spare time he plays guitar and paints He has also created tattoos for himself and some of his colleagues, including Ma'a Nonu wearing one of Tialatas creations on his arm. Tialata itself has a large tattoo on his arm and on his back, showing his own background, family and life, respectively.