Tevita Taumoepeau Explained

Tevita Taumoepeau
Birth Date:1974 5, df=yes
Birth Place:Ha'apai, Tonga
Height:1.8m (05.9feet)
Weight:118kg (260lb) [1]
Ru Position:Tighthead prop
Amatyears1:2000-2001
Amatyears2:2001-2003
Amatteam1:Ngongotaha
Amatteam2:East Coast Bays
Repteam1:Tonga
Repteam2:Pacific Islanders
Repyears1:1998–2012
Repyears2:2004–2006
Repcaps1:29
Repcaps2:6
Reppoints1:12
Reppoints2:0
Ru Ntupdate:13 November 2011
Years1:2003–04
Years2:2004–05
Years3:2005–13
Clubs1:Northampton
Clubs2:Bourgoin
Clubs3:Worcester
Apps1:8
Apps3:181
Points1:0
Points3:5
Province1:Auckland
Province2:Bay of Plenty
Province3:North Harbour[2]
Provinceyears1:1998-2000
Provinceyears2:2000-2001
Provinceyears3:2001-2003
Super1:Blues
Super2:Chiefs
Superyears1:2001
Superyears2:2003
Superapps1:10
Superapps2:8
Superpoints1:0
Superpoints2:0

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.[3]

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.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Aviva Premiership Rugby - Worcester Warriors . web page . Premier Rugby . 26 September 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120207055710/http://www.premiershiprugby.com/clubs/worcester_warriors.php?section=1 . 7 February 2012 .
  2. https://www.rugbyhistory.co.nz/player/tevita-taumoepeau Tevita Taumoepeau at New Zealand Rugby History
  3. Web site: Tevita Taumoepeau to make 150th appearance for Worcester . Rugby World . 24 March 2011 . 28 January 2024.
  4. Web site: Former prop Taumoepeau in legal battle with Warriors over his departure . Worcester News . Tom Guest . 15 March 2013 . 16 December 2021.