| Tevita Tameilau | |
| Birth Name: | Tevita Tameilau |
| Birth Date: | 22 January 1990 |
| Birth Place: | Redwood City, California, United States |
| Ru Position: | Loose forward |
| Ru Amateuryears: | - 2018–2019 |
| Ru Amateurclubs: | East Palo Alto Razorbacks Currie |
| Ru Nationalteam: | United States U20 United States |
| Ru Nationalyears: | 2009 2016– |
| Ru Nationalcaps: | 4 15 |
| Ru Nationalpoints: | (5) (10) |
| Ru Ntupdate: | 28 December 2020 |
| Ru Clubyears: | 2016 2016 2016–2018 2018 2018–2019 2019– |
| Ru Clubcaps: | 6 0 35 9 6 47 |
| Ru Clubpoints: | (30) (0) (5) (10) (5) (35) |
| Ru Clubupdate: | 19 December 2023[1] |
Tevita Tameilau (born January 22, 1990) is an American rugby player who plays as a loose forward for the San Diego Legion of Major League Rugby (MLR) and also for the United States national rugby union team.
He previously played for the Glasgow Warriors in the Guinness Pro14.
Tameilau is the son of Moses Similai, who played rugby internationally.[2]
Tameilau played for U.S. youth teams, and played in the 2007 U19 World Cup and 2008 Junior World Championship. Tameilau attended San Francisco City College, then went on a religious mission, then played American football with the NCAA Division II West Texas A&M Buffaloes.
In 2015, Tameilau decided to again focus on rugby. He played for SFGG in the Pacific Rugby Premiership, and then trained with the Taranaki Rugby Academy.[3] In early 2016, he signed for the San Francisco Rush, North America's first professional rugby competition.
In early 2016, Tameilau was predicted to be the breakout player of the year for the U.S.[4] Tameilau debuted for the U.S. national team in the 2016 Americas Rugby Championship.
Tameilau was drafted to Currie in the Scottish Premiership for the 2018-19 season.[5]
In November 2019, Tameilau was released by Glasgow Warriors. Following this, he was signed by the San Diego Legion on 12 November 2019.[6]
In 2020 Tameilau played in the California Rugby League for the East Palo Alto Razorbacks.