Yoram Moefana Explained

Yoram Moefana
Fullname:Yoram Falatea Mulifenua Pio Moefana
Birth Date:18 July 2000
Birth Place:Nouméa, New Caledonia
Height:1.820NaN0
Weight:970NaN0
Position:Centre, Wing
Currentclub:Bordeaux Bègles
Youthyears1:2009–2013
Youthclubs1:RC Avamafoa Rugby
Youthyears2:2013
Youthclubs2:Limoges
Youthyears3:2013–2018
Youthclubs3:Colomiers
Years1:2018–2019
Clubs1:Colomiers
Apps1:6
Points1:0
Years2:2019–
Clubs2:Bordeaux Bègles
Apps2:72
Points2:60
Repyears1:2019–2020
Repteam1:France U20
Repcaps1:5
Reppoints1:10
Repyears2:2020–
Repteam2:France
Repcaps2:28
Reppoints2:20
Clubupdate:25 March 2024
Repupdate:16 March 2024

Yoram Falatea Mulifenua Pio Moefana (born 18 July 2000) is a French professional rugby union player who plays as a centre for Top 14 club Bordeaux Bègles and the France national team.[1] Born into a Futunan family, he started his professional career in 2018.

Early life

Originally from Futuna, Yoram Moefana was born into a rugby household with his uncles Tapu Falatea and Sipili Falatea being professional rugby players.[2] He arrived in Metropolitan France at the age of 13 with his uncle. After having started rugby in Limoges, he joined the Colomiers academy.[3]

Professional career

Bordeaux Bègles

After having made his debut in Pro D2 with Colomiers during the 2018–19 season, Moefana was recruited by Top 14 club Bordeaux Bègles in the summer of 2019.[4]

France

Yoram Moefana was called by Fabien Galthié to the French national team for the first time in 2020, for the Autumn Nations Cup.[5]

In 2022, he won the 2022 Six Nations Championship and the Grand Slam, scoring a try against Scotland at Murrayfield whereas he was injured for the last game against England at the Stade de France.[6] [7]

Career statistics

List of international tries

International tries
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scope=row126 February 2022Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland3–1217–36
scope=row2 2 July 2022Toyota Stadium, Toyota, Japan16–3523–42
scope=row36 October 2023Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Décines-Charpieu, France50–060–72023 Rugby World Cup
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Honours

France

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: fr . Yoram Moefana . competitions.ffr.fr . 5 July 2022.
  2. Web site: en . France: Uncle and nephew team up as Fabien Galthie experiments . Nolan . Lawrence . 30 June 2022 . . 5 July 2022.
  3. Web site: Yoram Moefana : "Je n’aurais pas imaginé arriver jusqu’ici" . Rugby Scapulaire . 5 December 2020. fr.
  4. Web site: Rugby : le jeune Yoram Moefana rejoint le Top 14 . Wallis-et-Futuna la 1ère . 26 June 2019 . 5 December 2020. fr.
  5. Web site: Galthie makes six changes for France ahead of Autumn Nations Cup Final . 4 December 2020 . Autumn Nations Series . 5 July 2022.
  6. Web site: en . France welcome back Damian Penaud to ease blow of Yoram Moefana injury . Westerby . John . 15 March 2022 . . 5 July 2022.
  7. Web site: en . France win first Six Nations Grand Slam in 12 years as gutsy England fall short in Paris . Schofield . Daniel . 19 March 2022 . . 24 June 2022.