Afusipa Taumoepeau

Afusipa Taumoepeau
Full name Afusipa Taumoepeau
Date of birth (1990-01-26) 26 January 1990
Place of birth Sydney, Australia
Height 184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 95 kg (14 st 13 lb)
School St. Joseph's College
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position Centre, Wing
Professional / senior clubs
Years Club / team Caps (points)
2011– Pau 44 (25)
correct as of 14 February 2014.
Provincial/State sides
Years Club / team Caps (points)
Eastern Suburbs
Super Rugby
Years Club / team Caps (points)
2008–10
2011		 Brumbies
Rebels		 14
11		 (10)
(10)

Afusipa Taumoepeau (pron: aff-oo-sip-ah) Taumoepeau (pron: doe-moye-be-ow)[1] (born 26 January 1990 in Sydney, New South Wales) is an Australian rugby union player. Taumoepeau can play at centre or on the wing. He played for the Brumbies 2008–10, and the Melbourne Rebels in 2011.

Career

Taumoepeau was schooled at St Joseph’s College, Hunters Hill[2] and represented Australia at under 20 level, and as part of the Australian Sevens.[1]

He made his debut for the Brumbies in the 2008 Super 14 season,[1] at aged 18. He spent three seasons with the Brumbies.[3] In October 2010 he signed to the Melbourne Rebels and became the Rebels 32nd squad member.[2][4] Playing in a trial, in preparation for the 2011 Super Rugby season in a pre-season match against Tonga at Olympic Park, Taumoepeau scored a try and earned the honour of scoring the Rebels' first ever pre-season points.[3]

He is not the only one involved with rugby in his family, he has an older brother, Pauliasi Taumoepeau, who captained both the St Joseph's College 1st XV and Australian Schoolboys and now plays for Eastern Suburbs Rugby Union.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Taumoepeau, Afusipa". CA Brumbies. Archived from the original on 31 August 2010. Retrieved 2010-06-15.
  2. 1 2 Rebels Media Unit (2010-09-30). "Melbourne Rebels Sign Talented Young Utility Back" (Press release). Melbourne Rebels. Retrieved 2010-10-01.
  3. 1 2 Rebels Media Unit (2011-02-09). "Afusipa Taumoepeau" (Press release). Melbourne Rebels. Retrieved 2010-02-10.
  4. ↑ ARU (2010-10-01). "Melbourne Rebels sign former Brumbies youngster" (Press release). Australian Rugby Union. Retrieved 2010-10-13.

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