Tyla Hepi (born 15 June 1993) is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who plays as a prop for the Doncaster RLFC in the Betfred Championship.[5]

Tyla Hepi
Personal information
Born (1993-06-15) 15 June 1993 (age 30)
Auckland, New Zealand
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight15 st 13 lb (101 kg)[1]
Playing information
PositionProp, Second-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2013 Hull Kingston Rovers 4 0 0 0 0
2013(loan) Gloucester' All Golds 18 7 0 0 28
2015 Whitehaven 26 4 0 0 16
2016–19 Toulouse Olympique 109 12 0 0 48
2020–22 Castleford Tigers 22 0 0 0 0
2022–23 Featherstone Rovers 7 0 0 0 0
2024– Doncaster RLFC 0 0 0 0 0
Total 186 23 0 0 92
Source: [2][3][4]
As of 25 November 2023

Playing career edit

He previously played for Hull Kingston Rovers and Castleford Tigers (Heritage № 997) in the Super League, and on loan from Hull KR at the Gloucestershire All Golds in League 1. Hepi has also played for Whitehaven and Toulouse Olympique in the Championship, and the Wyong Roos in the NSW Cup.[6] and in the Auckland Rugby League competition for the Point Chevalier Pirates.[7]

Doncaster RLFC edit

On 24 Nov 2023 it was reported that he had signed for Doncaster RLFC in the RFL Championship[8]

Personal edit

Tyla is the son of coach and former player Brad Hepi.[7]

References edit

  1. ^ "Tyla Hepi Biography". Castleford Tigers. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  2. ^ Rugby League Project
  3. ^ loverugbyleague
  4. ^ RL Record Keepers' Club
  5. ^ "Toulouse add Tyla Hepi". loverugbyleague. 27 January 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
  6. ^ "Toulouse add Tyla Hepi". Gloucestershire All Golds. 3 December 2013. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
  7. ^ a b "Into his league". BBC. 11 August 2011. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
  8. ^ "Ambitious Championship club 'beat Super League competition' to secure signature of experienced forward who follows in father's footsteps". Love Rugby League. 24 November 2023.

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