Sipili Falatea
.jpg) Falatea representing Bordeaux Bègles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 6 June 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Leava, Wallis and Futuna | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 116 kg (256 lb; 18 st 4 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sipili Falatea (born 6 June 1997) is a French professional rugby union player who plays as a prop for Top 14 club Bordeaux Bègles and the France national team.[1] Born on the island of Futuna, he joined mainland France in 2015 and began his professional career with Clermont in 2017.
Early life
Originally from Futuna, Sipili Falatea was born into a rugby household with his brother Tapu Falatea and his nephew Yoram Moefana being professional rugby players.[2][3] He arrived in Metropolitan France in 2015 thanks to his brother, joining Colomiers academy.[4]
Professional career
Sipili Falatea was recruited by Top 14 club Clermont in the summer of 2017.[4] In July 2022, he joined Bordeaux Bègles from the 2022-23 Top 14 season until 2024.[5]
Falatea was called by Fabien Galthié to the French national team for the first time in June 2021, for the summer tour of Australia.[6]
Career statistics
List of international tries
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 12 November 2022 | Stade Vélodrome, Marseille, France |  South Africa
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27–26 | 30–26 | 2022 Autumn internationals |
References
- ^ "Sipili FALATEA". It's Rugby. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
- ^ Nolan, Lawrence (30 June 2022). "France: Uncle and nephew team up as Fabien Galthie experiments". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
- ^ "Sipili Falatea". competitions.ffr.fr (in French). Retrieved 21 June 2022.
- ^ a b "ASM : Sipili Falatea vu par Bernard Goutta". La Montagne (in French). 22 November 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
- ^ "Découvrez les recrues 2022". UBBrugby.com (in French). 25 July 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ^ "Fabien Galthié appelle 22 novices avec les Bleus pour la tournée en Australie". Rugbyrama (in French). 20 June 2021. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
External links
- France profile at FFR
- Sipili Falatea at European Professional Club Rugby
- Sipili Falatea at ESPNscrum
- Sipili Falatea at ItsRugby.co.uk
