Marco Fepulea'i

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Marco Fepulea'i
Marco-Fepuleai-Blues.jpg
Date of birth (1995-04-25) 25 April 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Auckland, New Zealand
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight127 kg (280 lb; 20 st 0 lb)
School Auckland Grammar School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
Current team Colomiers Rugby [1]
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2017–2020 Auckland 22 (5)
2019–2020 Colorado Raptors 16 (5)
2021-2021 Auckland Blues 0 (0)
2021-2022 LA Giltinis 19 (10)
2022- Colomiers Rugby 25 (5)
Correct as of 19 June 2023
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2015 Samoa U20 5 (0)
2022 Samoa 1 (0)
Correct as of 19 June 2023

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Marco Fepulea'i (born 25 April 1995) is a New Zealand-born Samoan professional rugby union player. He plays as a prop for Colomiers Rugby [1] [2] in the ProD2 competition [3] after becoming a Samoa National Rugby Union [4] player, attending the Pacific Nations Cup in 2022. Completing two seasons for the La Giltinis [5] in the Major League Rugby and 2021 preseason with the Super Rugby Auckland Blues team.

Fepulea'i previously played for Samoa u20s internationally and Auckland in the Mitre 10 Cup. [6] [7] [8]

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