Opeta Palepoi

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Opeta Palepoi
Birth nameOpeta Palepoi
Date of birth (1975-12-02) 2 December 1975 (age 48)
Height1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight106 kg (234 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock, Flanker
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2000 Northern United ()
2009- Gala RFC ()
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2002–2003 Glasgow Warriors 1 (0)
2004–2005 Harlequins 2 (0)
2005–2007 Border Reivers 46 (25)
2007–2009 Glasgow Warriors 24 (0)
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2000 Wellington 5 (0)
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1998–2005 Samoa 48 (10)

Opeta Palepoi (born 2 December 1975) is a Samoan rugby union footballer, with 48 caps. He currently plays for Scottish side Gala RFC.

He has previously played for Glasgow Warriors, Border Reivers and English club Harlequins.

His first start for Glasgow Warriors was in season 2002–03. He played in the 2002–03 Scottish Inter-District Championship, the Bank of Scotland Pro Cup, against Border Reivers on 31 December 2002. The Warriors lost the match 21–6. [1]

He is 1.95m tall and weighs 106 kg. He was also a part of the Samoa squad at the 2003 Rugby World Cup in Australia.

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References

  1. "BBC SPORT – Rugby Union – Borders trounce Glasgow".