Tevita Taumoepeau
Date of birth (1974-05-16) May 16, 1974
Place of birthHa'apai, Tonga
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight118 kg (18 st 8 lb) [1]
Rugby union career
Position(s) Tighthead prop
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2000-2001
2001-2003		 Ngongotaha
East Coast Bays		 ()
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2003–04
2004–05
2005–13		 Northampton
Bourgoin
Worcester		 8

181		 (0)

(5)
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1998-2000
2000-2001
2001-2003		 Auckland
Bay of Plenty
North Harbour[2]		 ()
Super Rugby
Years Team Apps (Points)
2001
2003		 Blues
Chiefs		 10
8		 (0)
(0)
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1998–2012
2004–2006		 Tonga
Pacific Islanders		 29
6		 (12)
(0)
Correct as of 13 November 2011

Tevita Taumoepeau (born 16 May 1974) is a former Tongan international rugby union player. The final club he played for was Worcester Warriors in the Aviva Premiership. He played as a tighthead prop

Career

Taumoepeau joined Worcester during the summer of 2005 from French side Bourgoin. He made his debut in Worcester against Northampton Saints in the Powergen Cup and has been a consistent member of the squad throughout Worcester's league and cup campaigns.

Taumoepeau has also previously played for the Chiefs, the Blues, Northampton and Bourgoin.

The durable front row made his 150th appearance for Warriors against Nottingham in 2011

In 2012, Tevita was struck with a neck injury which left him with a disabled left hand due to a nerve injury. It forced him to retire at the age of thirty-eight.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Aviva Premiership Rugby - Worcester Warriors". web page. Premier Rugby. Archived from the original on 7 February 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
  2. ↑ Tevita Taumoepeau at New Zealand Rugby History
  3. ↑ Tom Guest (15 March 2013). "Former prop Taumoepeau in legal battle with Warriors over his departure". Worcester News. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
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