John Ah Kuoi

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John Ah Kuoi
Birth nameJohn Joseph Ah Kuoi
Date of birth (1957-07-14) 14 July 1957 (age 67)
Place of birth Samoa
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in) [1]
Weight70 kg (154 lb) [2]
Notable relative(s) John Kirwan (brother-in-law)
Niko Kirwan (nephew)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Marist ()
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1985–1986 Auckland B ()
1987 Auckland ()
1996 Central Vikings ()
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1987–1990 Samoa 6 (11)

Tuaopepe John Joseph Ah Kuoi (born 14 July 1957) is a former Samoan rugby union player. He played as a centre.

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Career

John Ah Kuoi is from a prominent Samoan family, with Chinese heritage in addition. He moved to Auckland as a 12-year-old for his schooling, but kept his ties with Samoa, representing the country in 12 rugby tests in the 1980s. [3] He played for Auckland in the NPC in the 1980s. His first cap for Samoa was for a match against Fiji, at Suva, on 22 August 1987 and his last cap was against Tonga, at Tokyo, on 11 April 1990.

Personal life

On leaving school, he gained a private pilot licence, but a career in aviation did not materialise. He married and became an insurance salesman. The couple moved to Italy for a year, where John played rugby with his brother-in-law, All Black John Kirwan.

After returning to New Zealand, John worked in a business selling uniforms, soon branching out with his own sports uniform business. Together with his wife Sue, he ran this business for 19 years. In 2009, he returned to his first job as insurance advisor, this time with the Maurice Trapp Group.

John plays golf, and has continued rugby coaching for many years.

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References

  1. ↑ Samoa 1988 Ireland and Wales Tour squad World Rugby
  2. ↑ Samoa 1988 Ireland and Wales Tour squad World Rugby
  3. ↑ "John Ah Kuoi at Ah Kuoi Kirwan Insurance". Archived from the original on 19 February 2019. Retrieved 30 April 2017.


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