External links
- Pepesana Patafilo at ItsRugby.co.uk
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| Date of birth | 29 May 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Wellington, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 181 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 92 kg (203 lb; 14 st 7 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Wellington College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Pepesana Patafilo (born 29 May 1996 in New Zealand) [1] is a New Zealand-born Samoan rugby union player who plays for Moana Pasifika in Super Rugby. His playing position is wing. He was named in the Hurricanes squad for the 2021 Super Rugby Aotearoa season. [2] [3] On the 1st of September 2023, he announced he was moving to Moana Pasifika for the 2024 and 2025 seasons. He was also a member of the Wellington 2020 Mitre 10 Cup squad. [4]
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