Date of birth | [1] | 16 October 2002||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Hamilton, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) [2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 108 kg (238 lb; 17 st 0 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Hamilton Boys' High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notable relative(s) | Quinn Tupaea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Mason Tupaea (born 16 October 2002) is a New Zealand professional rugby union footballer who plays as a prop forward for New Zealand province Waikato and Super Rugby side Blues.
He attended Hamilton Boys High School and was called-up to New Zealand U18 rugby union team in 2020. [3]
He represented Waikato in the National Provincial Championship from 2023 onwards. [4] He scored a try in the semi final of the NPC in 2024 as his team bowed out to Wellington. [5]
Having played for Blues U20 in 2022, he made his debut appearance in a match day squad for the Blues senior team in Super Rugby against Highlanders at Eden Park in May 2024. [6]
He is the son of Brent and Kelly Tupaea and has two brothers, Tane Tupac’s New Zealand rugby international Quinn Tupaea. [7] They are New Zealanders of Māori descent (Waikato and Tainui descent). [8]
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