{"id":36645,"date":"2025-08-01T04:51:10","date_gmt":"2025-08-01T04:51:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/36645\/"},"modified":"2025-08-01T04:51:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-01T04:51:10","slug":"rabbitohs-land-electric-outside-back-from-brisbane-broncos-academy-nrl-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/36645\/","title":{"rendered":"Rabbitohs land electric outside back from Brisbane Broncos academy &#8211; NRL News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerotackle.com\/nrl\/teams\/south-sydney-rabbitohs\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">South Sydney Rabbitohs<\/a> have landed a talented outside back prospect from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerotackle.com\/nrl\/teams\/brisbane-broncos\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Brisbane Broncos<\/a>&#8216; pathways system as they focus on building their future.<\/p>\n<p>Playing for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerotackle.com\/nrl\/teams\/brisbane-broncos\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Brisbane Broncos<\/a> in the Under-20s NRLQ competition,\u00a0Zero Tackle\u00a0can reveal that after interest from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerotackle.com\/nrl\/teams\/newcastle-knights\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Newcastle Knights<\/a>, the highly-touted Dean Tauaa has agreed to join the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerotackle.com\/nrl\/teams\/south-sydney-rabbitohs\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">South Sydney Rabbitohs<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Naturally gifted with elite speed, power and excellent footwork, Tauaa is coming off a stellar campaign in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerotackle.com\/qrl-competitions\/mal-meninga-cup\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mal Meninga Cup<\/a> earlier in the year and has been tearing it up for Mabel Park in the Langer Trophy.<\/p>\n<p>Named in the Under-17s Queensland City side, he is likely to spend next season in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerotackle.com\/nswrl-competitions\/sg-ball-cup\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">SG Ball Cup<\/a> competition for the Rabbitohs before hoping to progress through the ranks.<\/p>\n<p> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"@kommunitytv\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@kommunitytv?refer=embed\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">@kommunitytv<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Dean Tauaa with the HUGE fend off! 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