Tietie Tuimauga

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Tietie Tuimauga
Date of birth (1993-08-05) 5 August 1993 (age 32)
Place of birthSamoa
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight130 kg (20 st; 290 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2018 Wellington 2 (0)
2020–2021 Manawatu 11 (0)
2021–2022 Connacht 10 (5)
2022 Brive 6 (0)
2022–2025 Montauban 40 (5)
2025– Saracens 0 (0)
Correct as of 26 June 2025
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2016–2017 Samoa A 5 (5)
2023– Samoa 8 (0)
Correct as of 30 August 2024

Tietie Tuimauga (born 5 August 1993) is a Samoan rugby union player, currently playing for French side Montauban. Previous to that Tietie was part of the Championship winning 2022 Wellington Lions squad in the Bunnings NPC competition. Other contracts include the United Rugby Championship side Connacht in Galway, Ireland. His preferred position is prop. [1]

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Professional career

Tuimauga has represented both Wellington and Manawatu in the National Provincial Championship. [2] He earned his first caps for Samoa in the 2023 Rugby World Cup qualifiers against Tonga. [3] In October 2021, he signed for Irish side Connacht. [4]

On 30 October 2022, Tuimauga moved to France to join Brive as a medical joker in the Top 14 competition. [5] Afterwards, he was signed by another French club named Montauban in the Pro D2 from the 2022-23 season. [6]

On 19 May 2025, Tuimauga would sign for English club Saracens in the Premiership Rugby competition ahead of the 2025-26 season. [7]

Personal life

Tuimauga holds a Samoan Matai Chief title of Tausivaatele from his maternal side's village of Fagafau, Savai'i.

References

  1. "Tietie Tuimauga". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  2. "Turbos finalised for 2021" (Press release). Manawatu Rugby. 2 August 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  3. "Manu Samoa names 13 new caps to face Māori All Blacks, Tonga". Radio New Zealand. 28 May 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  4. "Samoan International Prop Tietie Tuimauga joins Connacht". Connacht Rugby. 5 October 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  5. "Tuimauga s'engage à Brive". rugbyrama.fr (in French). Retrieved 26 June 2025.
  6. "Merci Tietie Tuimauga et bonne chance à Montauban". www.allezbriverugby.com (in French). Retrieved 26 June 2025.
  7. "Tietie Tuimauga: Saracens sign Samoa prop from French side Montauban". BBC Sport. 19 May 2025. Retrieved 26 June 2025.