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.
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]
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]
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]
scope=col | scope=col data-sort-type=date | Date | scope=col | Venue | scope=col | Opponent | scope=col | Score | scope=col | Result | scope=col | Competition | |
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scope=row | 1 | 26 February 2022 | Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland | 3–12 | 17–36 | ||||||||
scope=row | 2 | 2 July 2022 | Toyota Stadium, Toyota, Japan | 16–35 | 23–42 | ||||||||
scope=row | 3 | 6 October 2023 | Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Décines-Charpieu, France | 50–0 | 60–7 | 2023 Rugby World Cup | |||||||
scope=row | 4 | 57–7 |