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| position = [[Flanker (rugby union)|Flanker]], [[Number 8 (rugby union)|Number 8]] |
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'''Iakopo Petelo Mapu''' (born 4 November 1997) is a Samoan international [[rugby union]] player.<ref>{{cite news |title=Samoans making Taradale the team to beat |url=https://www.samoaobserver.ws/category/sport/41480 |work=[[Samoa Observer]] |date=10 May 2019 |language=en}}</ref> |
'''Iakopo Petelo Mapu''' (born 4 November 1997) is a Samoan international [[rugby union]] player.<ref>{{cite news |title=Samoans making Taradale the team to beat |url=https://www.samoaobserver.ws/category/sport/41480 |work=[[Samoa Observer]] |date=10 May 2019 |language=en |access-date=29 May 2024}}</ref> |
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Mapu grew up in the village of |
Mapu grew up in the village of Fale'ula on the north coast of [[Upolu]], Samoa's second-largest island, where he was educated at Wesley College (Samoa). He came to New Zealand on a rugby scholarship to finish his schooling at [[Massey High School]] in [[Auckland]].<ref name="Baker's labourer">{{cite news |title=Baker's labourer delivers goods for Mighty Maroons |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/rugby-bakers-labourer-delivers-goods-for-mighty-maroons/5N73IX6ZIYOEJFEDTBZFD4DOJQ/ |work=Hawke's Bay Today |date=24 April 2019 |access-date=29 May 2024}}</ref> |
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A try-scoring number eight, Mapu played |
A try-scoring number eight, Mapu first played test rugby for [[Samoa national rugby union team|Samoa]] in 2018, making his debut off the bench against the [[United States men's national rugby union team|USA]] in [[San Sebastián]], Spain. He is contracted to [[Moana Pasifika]] and currently plays with [[Kia Toa RFC|Kia Toa]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Mapu scores four tries on Hawke’s Bay club rugby’s big night out |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/four-tries-for-mapu-on-hawkes-bay-club-rugbys-big-night-out/SU56DMUHIBCN3DIOKKZVW26CQY/ |work=Hawke's Bay Today |date=13 April 2023 |access-date=29 May 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Mapu’s power helps Kia Toa down gallant Feilding |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/350282777/mapus-power-helps-kia-toa-down-gallant-feilding |work=[[Stuff.co.nz]] |date=19 May 2024 |access-date=29 May 2024}}</ref> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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*{{ESPNscrum|301176}} |
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*[https://www.itsrugby.co.uk/players/iakopo-petelomapu-44290.html itsrugby.co.uk profile] |
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Mapu, Iakopo}} |
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[[Category:1997 births]] |
[[Category:1997 births]] |
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[[Category:Living people]] |
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[[Category:People educated at Massey High School]] |
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[[Category:Samoan rugby union players]] |
[[Category:Samoan rugby union players]] |
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[[Category:Samoa international rugby union players]] |
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[[Category:Rugby union number eights]] |
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Latest revision as of 10:43, 15 July 2024
| Full name | Iakopo Petelo Mapu | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 4 November 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 106 kg (16 st 10 lb; 234 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Massey High School | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Iakopo Petelo Mapu (born 4 November 1997) is a Samoan international rugby union player.[1]
Mapu grew up in the village of Fale'ula on the north coast of Upolu, Samoa's second-largest island, where he was educated at Wesley College (Samoa). He came to New Zealand on a rugby scholarship to finish his schooling at Massey High School in Auckland.[2]
A try-scoring number eight, Mapu first played test rugby for Samoa in 2018, making his debut off the bench against the USA in San Sebastián, Spain. He is contracted to Moana Pasifika and currently plays with Kia Toa.[3][4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Samoans making Taradale the team to beat". Samoa Observer. 10 May 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
- ^ "Baker's labourer delivers goods for Mighty Maroons". Hawke's Bay Today. 24 April 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
- ^ "Mapu scores four tries on Hawke's Bay club rugby's big night out". Hawke's Bay Today. 13 April 2023. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
- ^ "Mapu's power helps Kia Toa down gallant Feilding". Stuff.co.nz. 19 May 2024. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
External links
[edit]- Iakopo Mapu at ESPNscrum
- itsrugby.co.uk profile