Maama Vaipulu

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Maama Vaipulu
Full nameMaama 'oe Mo'ui Vaipulu
Date of birth (1989-07-21) 21 July 1989 (age 33)
Place of birth Kawakawa, New Zealand
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight112 kg (17 st 9 lb; 247 lb)
School Wesley College
Notable relative(s) Lemeki Vaipulu (father) [1]
Rugby union career
Position(s) Number 8
Current team Castres
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2012–2015 Counties Manukau 40 (55)
2015–2016 Chiefs 18 (0)
2016– Castres 65 (45)
Correct as of 11 September 2019
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2017– Tonga 8 (0)
Correct as of 11 September 2019

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]

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Career

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

Club

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References

  1. ↑ "Lemeki Vaipulu - Tonga - Rugby World Cup Player". Archived from the original on 5 September 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
  2. ↑ "Maama Vaipulu Counties Manukau Steelers Player Profile". Steelers Rugby. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
  3. ↑ "Ma'ama Vaipulu itsrugby.co.uk Player Statistics". itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
  4. ↑ "Maama Vaipulu ESPN Scrum Player Profile". ESPN Scrum. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
  5. ↑ "Chiefs 2015 Squad Naming" (PDF). All Blacks.com. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
  6. ↑ "Chiefs announce full squad". Chiefs rugby. 29 October 2014. Archived from the original on 5 December 2014. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
  7. ↑ "Castres stun Montpellier to claim Top 14 title". planetrugby.com. 2 June 2018. Retrieved 13 March 2021.


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