News Corp is a network of leading companies in the worlds of diversified media, news, education, and information services. A video emerged on YouTube today, labelled ‘Wests Tigers’ Elijah Taylor confronting his Manager Ian Miles’. Taylor, who played at NRL side Wests Tigers, said: “I’m 100 per cent more suspicious of people. “I hardly ever went over it and we were living comfortably. Taylor added: “It was a massive shock when I first found out and extremely disappointing. In it, a man driving a car, claiming to be Taylor, slaps and punches a man purported to be Miles, who is sitting in the passenger seat. So the Salford new boy finds himself on the other side of the world without his wife and child because of Covid-19 travel restrictions. Personal and professional accounts were opened, with Miles given full access. I was trying to get a move to another NRL club but all the media happened and I was like, ‘I’ve got to get out of here.’" Taylor, 30, has gone through 10 days quarantine but as he is a professional sportsman, he was allowed to train with his new club. “I had no suspicions but my wife for the last two years was like, ‘I’m sure there’s something going on. In March 2013 Taylor agreed a lucrative three-year deal with Penrith, negotiated by Miles. Abused $ 000 from strikers Warriors, Panthers, and Tigers, which Miles still denies. To see all content on The Sun, please use the Site Map. He declared bankruptcy and there’s a very slim chance of seeing any of it now. Source: 1 NEWS. ___ Taylor and his partner stared in … Former Kiwi Test forward Elijah Taylor has been left devastated after being allegedly scammed of more than $350,000 by his former manager. He was well briefed on what to expect in the UK by players he will face in Super League before being reunited with former New Zealand Warriors team-mates Tui Lolohea, Sebastine Ikahihifo and Krisnan Inu. He previously played for the New Zealand Warriors, Penrith Panthers and the Wests Tigers in the NRL New Zealand international Taylor found himself caught up in off-field drama when it emerged Ian Miles ripped him off to the tune of almost £200,000. Watch the video above for Taylor’s full story and how he hopes to make a push for the Kiwis’ World Cup squad. Elijah Taylor rose through the ranks as a youngster at the Warriors - where he met Ian Miles. Turned out he’d duplicated that and used it like a cash machine. Last month a court found Taylor’s manager, Christchurch-based Ian Miles, had misappropriated almost $400,000 from the Warriors, Panthers and Tigers forward, over a four-year period, which Miles still denies. “Losing that much money makes you think twice about everything. I was living comfortably and concentrated on my rugby. Former Wests Tigers star Elijah Taylor has spoken out over a fake video which claimed to show him threatening to stab a former agent who scammed him out of hundreds of thousands of dollars. The former Warriors and NRL star has been living in the UK for just over a month and opened up about the ultimate betrayal Ian Miles dealt to him. Elijah Taylor has played in 11 Tests for New Zealand, scoring two tries for his country. New Zealand international Elijah Taylor has opened up on the “unbelievable” betrayal which saw his manager fleece him of almost $400,000. Taylor didn't want to make the trip but eventually relented. Elijah Taylor was set to seal a move to another NRL club Credit: NRL PHOTOS "It was crazy. "Ian would just say, sign this one, sign that one. I pretty much ignored her. And the reaction to a video of him ‘threatening to stab his former agent’ meant he had to get out of Australia. Ian Miles was found to have made 937 unauthorised transactions from a business account of Taylor’s by a New Zealand High Court judge in December, spending money on overseas holidays, gifts for his wife, motorbikes, clothing and furniture. New Zealand international Taylor found himself caught up in off-field drama when it emerged Ian Miles ripped him off to the tune of almost £200,000. ___ Miles still denies he is guilty, however evidence shows he purchased his wife gifts, travelled overseas, purchased fancy clothing, furniture and even booked hotels using Taylor… Taylor took legal action against his former manager, Christchurch-based Ian Miles, with the High Court ruling last month that Miles had misappropriated $400,000 from the … Taylor, que puede jugar como alero, ... Ian Miles, con sede en Christchurch, y el Tribunal Supremo falló el mes pasado que Miles había malversado $ 400,000 del jugador de la NRL durante un período de cuatro años. Photo / Photosport The money was shown to be wasted on holidays overseas, gifts for his wife, motorcycles, flash hotels, restaurants, clothes and furniture. "Ian insisted I should, saying that's what Charles Upham would have done," claimed Taylor. “It wasn't so much the financial, it was the trust that I had.”. Taylor, who played with Wests Tigers last season before being released, took his ex-manager Ian Miles to a civil court in Christchurch and won the case. For further details of our complaints policy and to make a complaint please click this link: thesun.co.uk/editorial-complaints/, Comments are subject to our community guidelines, which can be viewed, Elijah Taylor has revealed the dramatic story behind his move to Salford, The reaction to a video purporting to be of Taylor threatening to stab his former agent sealed his move from the NRL, Elijah Taylor was set to seal a move to another NRL club, Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO). Elijah Taylor (born 27 February 1990) is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who plays as a loose forward, second-row or hooker for the Salford Red Devils in the Betfred Super League and who has represented New Zealand at international level.. Taylor recently won a court battle in New Zealand in which Ian Miles, who managed his affairs for four years, was ordered to pay $484,824 in damages Why aren’t we allowed to see bank statements?' Ian Miles fleeced Taylor out of hundreds of thousands of dollars. Miles also arranged for a duplicate Earth Black credit card, with same number as the one given to Taylor. “All that money is pretty much gone. They also told me about bank cards and leasing rather than buying a car. Taylor told the New Zealand Herald this week that he felt betrayed by a man who had been his mentor since he was a teenager at the Warriors. He also threatens to stab the man purported to be Miles. 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