Jonathan Archie Taumateine (born 28 September 1996) is a professional rugby union player who plays as a scrum-half for Super Rugby club Moana Pasifika. Born in New Zealand, he represents Samoa at international level after qualifying on ancestry grounds.^[1]

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Jonathan Taumateine

Full name	Jonathan Archie Taumateine
Date of birth	(1996-09-28) 28 September 1996 (age 27)
Place of birth	Auckland, New Zealand
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	90 kg (198 lb; 14 st 2 lb)
School	Wesley College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrum-half Current team Moana Pasifika Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2016–2022 Counties Manukau 39 (10) 2017–2019 Chiefs 10 (0) 2020–2021 Hurricanes 9 (0) 2022– Moana Pasifika 13 (0) Correct as of 28 August 2023 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2015 Samoa U20 5 (0) 2016 New Zealand U20 6 (5) 2021– Samoa 11 (15) Correct as of 28 August 2023

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Taumateine signed with the Moana Pasifika for the 2022 Super Rugby Pacific season.^[2] His position of choice is scrum-half.^[3][4]

In July 2021, he was named in the Samoa squad for the July internationals.^[5] Taumateine made his international debut for Samoa on 10 July in a 42–13 win over Tonga.