sentences:  Taele gained selection for the Samoan national side by virtue of his performances with Otago.He made his international debut against Tonga in July 2005 and was in the starting XV against England later the same year.He featured in the 2006 IRB Pacific 5 Nations squad with tests against the Junior All Blacks, Fiji, Tonga and Japan, and (as of November 2011) has eight caps in total.