Chris Masoe
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| Birth name | Matemini Christopher Masoe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 15 May 1979 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 106 kg (16 st 10 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Wanganui City College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Maselino Masoe (brother) former WBA Middleweight World Champion | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2002 Manchester | Rugby 7's |
Chris Masoe (born 15 May 1979 in Savaii, Samoa) is a New Zealand rugby union footballer, who currently plays for Toulon in the Top 14. He is the brother of boxer Maselino Masoe.
Career
Super 14
Masoe used to play for the Wellington Hurricanes in the Super 14. He appeared in all 11 Hurricanes matches in the 2005 season. He is capable of playing in all three loose-forward positions but has been concentrating on the openside flanker's role. Masoe has good pace and is a strong ball runner and a tough defender.
Sevens
He has been a regular member of the New Zealand Sevens squad in the past and was a member of the 2002 Commonwealth Games gold-winning team.
Handbag incident
On the night of the Super 14 final on 27 May 2006, former All Black captain Tana Umaga struck Hurricanes team mate Chris Masoe over the head with a woman's handbag, breaking her cell phone, after Masoe allegedly attempted to strike another patron. Masoe was fined $3000 by the NZRU as punishment.[2]
Castres Olympique
In 2008, he signed a contract for French Top 14 team Castres Olympique. In 2010, he was selected in the French Barbarians squad to play Tonga on 26 November.
Toulon
In April 2012 it was confirmed Masoe was joining RC Toulonnais on a three-year deal.[3] In May 2013 he started as Toulon won the 2013 Heineken Cup Final by 16–15 against Clermont Auvergne.[4]
Awards
His allround ability earned him the Taranaki Sportsman of the Year in 2002 and in the same year he was named New Zealand Sevens Player of the Year. Following his last season at Castres Olympique, he received the 2011-2012 Top 14 rugbyman of the year award on 15 October 2012.[5]
References
- ^ http://www.rctoulon.com/en/rct/joueur/masoe/
- ^ Booker, Jarrod (30 May 2006). "Players say sorry over handbag incident". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 24 September 2011.
- ^ "Masoe heading to Toulon". Planet Rugby. 20 April 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
- ^ "Toulon claim Heineken Cup glory". ESPN. 18 March 2013. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
- ^ "Masoe elu meilleur joueur". Retrieved 15 October 2012.
External links
- 1979 births
- New Zealand international rugby union players
- Living people
- New Zealand rugby union players
- Rugby union flankers
- Rugby union number eights
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for New Zealand
- Rugby sevens players at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games competitors for New Zealand
- Samoan emigrants to New Zealand
- Expatriate rugby union players in France
- Hurricanes (rugby union) players
- Super Rugby players
- Taranaki rugby union players
- Wellington rugby union players
- Castres Olympique players
- RC Toulonnais players
- New Zealand expatriate rugby union players
- New Zealand expatriates in France
- New Zealand international rugby union (sevens) players