New South Wales Waratahs prop Angus Ta’avao will line up tomorrow night at Allianz Stadium against the Reds, in Round one of the 2016 Super Rugby season.
Ta’avao brings a wealth of experience to Sydney, having spent four seasons and made 49 Super Rugby appearances with the Blues in Auckland and developed a reputation as a workhorse around the field and a strong contributor at scrum time. Angus’ mother was born in Geelong, one hour out of Melbourne, and he is eligible to represent the Wallabies; that played a big part in his decision to leave Auckland behind and move across the ditch, as did his desire to work with compatriot Darryl Gibson (Waratahs’ Head Coach).
In December 2015, Angus was one of the more experienced professionals who attended The Rugby Union Players’ Association (RUPA) Induction Camp, held at the Crowne Plaza in Coogee.
RUPA TV caught up with him to talk about his Rugby journey, his biggest influences and what he’d taken out of the Camp, which is designed to help equip the Inductees with the off-field toolkit which will best enable them to find balance in life away from Rugby, be aware of the policies which they are governed by and establish how RUPA can support them as individuals, through Player Development Managers and also through a number of initiatives driven by our Partners.
On behalf of everybody at RUPA, we wish Angus all the best for the 2016 Super Rugby season and beyond – we’ll be looking on with interest!
