Taefu was born in Apia, the capital city of Samoa, but moved to New Zealand with his family at age 9, then to Brisbane in Australia aged 12. He attended school at the famed
Anglican Church Grammar School in
Brisbane and upon graduation joined the
Parramatta Eels, a
rugby league club based in the suburbs of
Sydney. However, in 2012 he moved back to
Queensland and joined
Queensland Premier Rugby side
Sunnybank. He helped the Dragons reach the grand final of the competition in 2014 and was the team's 5th highest point scorer in 2015. His form at this level earned selection for the ahead of the inaugural National Rugby Championship in
2014. He was on the move again in
2015, heading back north to Brisbane to join . ==Super Rugby career==