Jeff Lepa

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Jeff Lepa
Date of birth (1991-09-10) 10 September 1991 (age 31)
Place of birth Apia, Samoa
Height1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight112 kg (17 st 9 lb; 247 lb)
School Linwood College
Christchurch Boys' High School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock / Loose forward
Current team Tasman
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2014– Tasman 5 (0)
Correct as of 12 November 2016
National team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2016– Samoa 6 (5)
Correct as of 26 November 2016

Jeff Lepa (born 10 September 1991) is a Samoan international rugby union player who currently plays as a lock or loose forward for Tasman in New Zealand's domestic Mitre 10 Cup. [1] [2]

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Early career

Born in Apia, capital city of Samoa, Lepa emigrated to New Zealand as a child. He made the Linwood College first XV at the age of 14 and later transferred to the prestigious Christchurch Boys' High School with whom he played in 2009. Upon leaving school, he joined the Waimea Old Boys' Club in the Tasman club league. [3]

Senior career

Lepa's club form saw him first named in the Tasman Makos provincial squad in 2014, however he didn't get any game time. He debuted for the Makos the following season, making 3 substitute appearances. His first start came in 2016 and he made 2 appearances during the season as Tasman reached the Premiership final before going down to Canterbury [4]

International

Based largely on excellent club form for the Waimea Old Boys, Lepa was called up by the land of his birth, Samoa, ahead of the 2016 mid-year rugby union internationals. He debuted in the number eight jersey in Samoa's 19–19 draw with Georgia in Apia on 11 June 2016. [5] He then featured as a lock in the other two June test matches against Pacific rivals Fiji and Tonga with his first international try coming in the victory over Tonga on 25 June. [1]

Samoa head-coach Alama Ieremia also named Lepa in his squad for the 2016 end-of-year rugby union internationals against France, Georgia and Canada. [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Jeff Lepa ESPN Scrum Player Profile". ESPN Scrum. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  2. ↑ "Jeff Lepa Tasman Makos Player Profile". Makos Rugby. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  3. ↑ "Tasman's Lepa named in Manu Samoa rugby squad for June test window". Nelson Mail. 11 May 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  4. ↑ "Jeff Lepa itsrugby Player Statistics". it's rugby. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  5. ↑ "Samoa vs Georgia Match Stats". ESPN Scrum. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  6. ↑ "Sport: Five new caps in Manu Samoa squad". Radio NZ. 18 October 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
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