Joe Tekori

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Joe Tekori
Iosefa Tekori 2016.jpg
Tekori in 2016
Birth nameJoseph Iosefa Tekori
Date of birth (1983-12-17) 17 December 1983 (age 40)
Place of birth Moto'otua, Samoa
Height1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight131 kg (20 st 9 lb) [1]
School Wesley College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock, Number 8, Flanker
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Waitakere City ()
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2007–13 Castres 158 (160)
2013–22 Toulouse 229 (134)
Correct as of 29 May 2021
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2006–07 Auckland 3 (5)
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2007–18 Samoa 37 (25)
Correct as of 6 June 2022

Iosefa Tekori (born 17 December 1983) is a Samoan rugby union international player. He currently plays for the Stade Toulousain in the Top 14 in France. He plays as a lock.

Contents

Honours

Castres

Toulouse

Samoa

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References

  1. "Stade Toulousain".