Tepaea Cook-Savage

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Tepaea Cook-Savage
Born (2001-02-08) 8 February 2001 (age 24)
Kaitaia, New Zealand
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight86 kg (190 lb; 13 st 8 lb)
School St. Paul's Collegiate School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing, Fullback
Current team Chiefs
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2021– Waikato 23 (59)
Correct as of 21 July 2024
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2024– New Zealand 7s 0 (0)
Correct as of 21 July 2024

Tepaea Cook-Savage (born 8 February 2001) is a New Zealand professional rugby union player who plays as a fullback for Super Rugby club Chiefs and previously played for National Provincial Championship club Waikato and the New Zealand sevens. [1] [2] [3]

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Early life

He attended St Paul's Collegiate School in Hamilton, New Zealand and captained their first XV rugby team in 2019. [4] [5] That year, he also played for the New Zealand Barbarian Schools side. [6]

Career

Te Paea Cook-Savage played for Waikato and has featured at full back. [7] In 2021 he was Waikato's top points scorer and was subsequently called up to New Zealand Under 20's side. [8]

He was called-up to the New Zealand national rugby sevens team for the first time in December 2022. [9] The following month he signed a two-year contract with the New Zealand Sevens side. [10] [11] He was a member of the New Zealand Sevens team that won the Hong Kong Sevens title in April 2024. [12] [13]

He competed for New Zealand at the 2024 Summer Olympics. [14] [15]

Ahead of the 2026 season, he left the New Zealand Rugby Sevens programme and signed for Super Rugby side Chiefs. [16]

References

  1. ↑ "T.Cook-Savage". All.Rugby. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  2. ↑ "T.Cook-Savage". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  3. ↑ "T.Cook-Savage". Its Rugby. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  4. ↑ "UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO CHIEFS UNDER 18 DEVELOPMENT TEAMS NAMED". Chiefs.co.nz. 12 July 2019. Archived from the original on 15 May 2024. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  5. ↑ Constable, Andrew (23 May 2019). "1st XV Rugby season swings into action". hail.to. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  6. ↑ "English Championship player dominates the best NZ club players". Rugby Onslaught. 30 September 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  7. ↑ Smith, Sam (14 September 2022). "Watch: 21-year-old fullback ignites try-of-the-season contender from inside 22". Rugby Pass. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  8. ↑ "Rugby: Ex Mangonui sub-union players named in Junior All Blacks". Northland Age. 17 May 2021. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  9. ↑ Chapman, Grant (9 December 2022). "Rugby Sevens: Tepaea Cook-Savage eyes All Blacks Sevens debut at Cape Town world series tournament". Newshub. Archived from the original on 8 December 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  10. ↑ "Carlos Spencer's son Payton among new signings for All Blacks Sevens squad". Stuff.co.nz. 16 June 2023. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  11. ↑ "ALL BLACKS SEVENS SIGN EXCITING NEW TALENT". Allblacks.com. 17 January 2023. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  12. ↑ "New Zealand teams win men's and women's titles at the Hong Kong Sevens". Associated Press. 7 April 2024. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  13. ↑ Morton, Finn (7 April 2024). "New Zealand move closer to Hong Kong double with wins over Australia". Rugby Pass. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  14. ↑ "Rugby Sevens teams named for Paris Olympics". allblacks.com. 21 June 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  15. ↑ "New Zealand - Rugby Sevens Olympic Games Paris 2024". www.world.rugby. 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  16. ↑ Morton, Finn (6 November 2025). "New era for All Blacks Sevens as stars exit for Super Rugby moves". Rugby Pass. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
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