Alex Telea | |
Birth Date: | 25 March 1972 |
Birth Place: | Lower Hutt, New Zealand |
Height: | 5 ft 10 in |
Weight: | 198 lb |
Position: | Wing |
Provinceyears1: | 1994–96 |
Provinceapps1: | 21 |
Provincepoints1: | 60 |
Provinceyears2: | 2000 |
Provinceapps2: | 11 |
Provincepoints2: | 25 |
Provinceyears3: | 2005 |
Provinceapps3: | 6 |
Provincepoints3: | 10 |
Provinceyears4: | 2006 |
Provinceapps4: | 8 |
Provincepoints4: | 10 |
Superyears1: | 1996–99 |
Superapps1: | 31 |
Superpoints1: | 70 |
Repyears1: | 1995–96 |
Repcaps1: | 5 |
Reppoints1: | 15 |
Alex Telea (born 25 March 1972) is a New Zealand-born Samoan former rugby union international.[1]
A winger from Lower Hutt, Telea won NZ Colts selection in 1993 and the following year began in provincial rugby with Wellington.[2] He played with the Hurricanes from 1996 to 1999, scoring 14 tries from 31 appearances, before succumbing to a knee injury. Once he recovered, Telea had an overseas stint with Coventry and played provincial rugby until 2006.[3]
Telea was capped five times for Western Samoa, debuting against Scotland at Murrayfield in 1995. He faced the All Blacks in a match at Napier the following year and scored Western Samoa's only try during the first-half.[4]