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World Rugby Junior World Championship
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Tai Taka Performance Analysis
World Rugby U20 Championship 2026
Tai Taka featured in 4 matches during the 2026 World Rugby U20 Championship, representing Australia U20 on their way to being crowned champions. Results included 3 wins and 1 loss.
Australia U20 won the 2026 World Rugby U20 Championship, finishing with 2 wins from 3 matches.
Tai Taka played 320 minutes across the World Rugby U20 Championship 2026. In attack he made 171m with ball in hand, beating 4 defenders and scoring 0 tries. Defensively he completed 8 tackles at a rate of 2 per game.
In the World Rugby U20 Championship 2026, Tai Taka ranked in the top 5% of Left Wing's for passing, completing 22 passes at an accuracy of 88%, with 3 try assists and 41 touches.
He ranked in the top 5% of Left Wing's for try assists in the World Rugby U20 Championship. He ranked in the top 5% of Left Wing for passes completed in the World Rugby U20 Championship. 
