Ope Peleseuma

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Opetera Peleseuma
Date of birth (1992-02-11) 11 February 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Apia, Tuamasaga, Samoa
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight88 kg (13 st 12 lb; 194 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2012, 14– Wellington 9 (0)
2013 Taranaki 4 (5)
Correct as of 13 October 2014
Super Rugby
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2013 Hurricanes 1 (0)
Correct as of 15 July 2013
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2012 New Zealand under-20 4 (0)
– Samoa 1 (0)
Correct as of 26 November 2016

Ope Peleseuma (born 11 February 1992) is a rugby union footballer who plays as a midfielder for Wellington in the ITM Cup. [1] His performances at domestic level were rewarded when he was named in the Hurricanes Wider Training Squad for the 2013 Super Rugby season. [2]

Peleseuma represented New Zealand Under 20 in the 2012 IRB Junior World Championship in South Africa. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Ope Peleseuma Wellington Lions Player Profile" . Retrieved 11 December 2012.
  2. ↑ "Investec Super Rugby Wider Training Groups named". Archived from the original on 10 December 2012. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
  3. ↑ "Ope Peleseuma IRB JWC Player Profile" . Retrieved 10 December 2012.
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