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Maama Vaipulu (born 21 July 1989) is a New Zealand rugby player of Tongan descent. He represented Counties Manukau and the Chiefs in New Zealand and Tonga on an international level. Currently he plays in the number 8 and occasionally flanker position for the France based Top 14 side, Castres.[2][3][4]
| Full name | Maama 'oe Mo'ui Vaipulu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 21 July 1989 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Kawakawa, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 112 kg (17 st 9 lb; 247 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Wesley College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Lemeki Vaipulu (father)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career edit
Vaipulu started his professional career with the Counties Manukau Steelers during the 2012 ITM Cup, playing in the number eight position he immediately became a regular in the starting 15 and helped his side to become established in the ITM Cup Premiership. His physical play and explosiveness for the Steelers saw him named in the Chiefs squad for the 2015 Super Rugby season.[5][6]
As of 2016 Vaipulu has been with Castres Olympique in France where they took out the French title in 2018 and representing Tonga's 'Ikale Tahi team in the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan where they finished 4th in their round after a win against USA.
Honours edit
Club edit
References edit
- ^ "Lemeki Vaipulu - Tonga - Rugby World Cup Player". Archived from the original on 5 September 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
- ^ "Maama Vaipulu Counties Manukau Steelers Player Profile". Steelers Rugby. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
- ^ "Ma'ama Vaipulu itsrugby.co.uk Player Statistics". itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
- ^ "Maama Vaipulu ESPN Scrum Player Profile". ESPN Scrum. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
- ^ "Chiefs 2015 Squad Naming" (PDF). All Blacks.com. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
- ^ "Chiefs announce full squad". Chiefs rugby. 29 October 2014. Archived from the original on 5 December 2014. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
- ^ "Castres stun Montpellier to claim Top 14 title". planetrugby.com. 2 June 2018. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
External links edit
- Ma'ama Vaipulu at ESPNscrum
- Ma'ama Vaipulu at ItsRugby.co.uk
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