Adam Tangata

Adam "Adz" Tangata
Personal information
Full nameAdam Tangata
Born (1991-03-17) 17 March 1991 (age 33)
Raratonga, Cook Islands
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight16 st 12 lb (107 kg)
Playing information
PositionProp, Second-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2015–18 Halifax 86 26 0 0 104
2019 Widnes Vikings 3 0 0 0 0
2019–20 Halifax 11 2 0 0 8
2019(loan) → Wakefield Trinity 5 0 0 0 0
2020(loan) → Wakefield Trinity 11 1 0 0 4
2021 Wakefield Trinity 1 0 0 0 0
2021– Halifax Panthers 59 7 0 0 16
Total 176 36 0 0 132
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2009– Cook Islands 5 1 0 0 4
Source: [1][2]
As of 14 April 2021

Adam Tangata (born 17 March 1991) is a Cook Islands professional rugby league footballer who plays as a prop for the Halifax Panthers in the RFL Championship and the Cook Islands at international level.

He has previously played for Halifax in two separate spells as well as Wakefield Trinity and the Widnes Vikings. Tangata spent time during his second spell at 'Fax on loan at Wakefield in the Super League.

Background

Tangata was born in Raratonga, Cook Islands. His surname Tangata translates to mean people from Polynesian languages.

Career

He has played for the Mount Pritchard Mounties in the NSW Cup and he also played for the Canberra Raiders Under 20s side in 2011.

Adam signed for English semi-professional club Halifax for the 2015 season, on a two-year contract.[3]

Adam is known for his aggressive tackling and hit-ups, and has become a fans' favourite at Halifax. He has his own chant – "ooh aah Tangata".

Halifax Panthers

On 13 April 2021, it was reported that he had re-signed for the Halifax Panthers in the RFL Championship on a deal that will keep him at the club until 2022.[4]

International career

He represented his nation in the 2013 Rugby League World Cup.

Adam was named in the Cook Islands squad for the 2017 Rugby League World Cup qualifying match against Tonga.[5]

References

  1. ^ Rugby League Project
  2. ^ loverugbyleague
  3. ^ "Fax sign international forward Tangata". Halifax Courier. 15 September 2014. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.
  4. ^ "Tangata makes his return to Halifax Panthers". Halifax Courier. 13 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  5. ^ "Cook Islands call-ups for Anthony Gelling and Adam Tangata". 25 September 2015.


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