Fetuli Paea
| Date of birth | 16 August 1994 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Nuku'alofa, Tonga | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 189 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 95 kg (209 lb; 14 st 13 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Liahona High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Fetuli Paea (born 16 August 1994 in Tonga)[1] is an Tongan rugby union player who plays for the Template:Rut Highlanders in Super Rugby and Template:Rut Tasman in the Mitre 10 Cup.[2] He has represented Tonga internationally and has also represented the nation in Rugby sevens. His playing position is centre or wing.
Career
Paea made his debut for Template:Rut Tasman in Round 3 of the 2019 Mitre 10 Cup against Template:Rut Manawatu coming off the bench in a 64-3 win for the Mako. He played 9 games for the Mako in 2019, 8 off the bench as the side went unbeaten to claim their first Mitre 10 Cup title. Following his impressive impact from the bench for Tasman Paea was named in the Template:Rut Crusaders squad for the 2020 Super Rugby season.[3][4] He made his Super Rugby debut during Super Rugby Aotearoa later in the year against the Template:Rut Highlanders, he played 4 games for the Christchurch based side during their Super Rugby Aotearoa campaign which they went on to win. Looking for more game time Paea moved south to the Template:Rut Highlanders for the 2021 Super Rugby season.[5] Paea was again part of the Mako side that won the 2020 Mitre 10 Cup. Paea was named in the Moana Pasifika squad to play the Maori All Blacks in late 2020, starting in the number 13 jersey in a 28-21 loss.
References
- ^ "Fetuli Paea". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
- ^ "Fetuli Paea". Tasman Mako. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
- ^ "Crusaders announce new-look 2020 Investec Super Rugby squad" (Press release). Crusaders. 12 November 2019. Retrieved 12 November 2010.
- ^ "Investec Super Rugby class of 2020 announced". Super Rugby NZ. 12 November 2019. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
- ^ "Highlanders sign Tasman back Fetuli Paea from the Crusaders". stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 7 October 2020.