Talemaitoga Tuapati

Talemaitoga Tuapati is a Fijian rugby union footballer. He plays hooker for the Woodlands rugby club and for Southland in New Zealand.^[1] Tuapati's selection to the Fijian squad came in 2010 after impressing selectors on the watch at the Pacific Rugby Cup tournament which included club teams from Fiji, Tonga and Samoa. He played at the 2014 Pacific Nations Cup.^[2]

Talemaitoga Tuapati

Tuapati post match representing Fiji
Full name	Talemaitoga Dautu Tuapati
Date of birth	(1985-08-16) 16 August 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth	Suva, Fiji
Height	180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	107 kg (236 lb; 16 st 12 lb)
School	Ratu Kadavulevu School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker Current team Southland Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2012– Southland 25 (5) 2015 Stade Français 1 (0) 2015–2019 Provence 69 (65) 2019–2020 Carcassonne 16 (10) Correct as of 7 September 2020 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2010–2018 Fiji 43 (15) Correct as of 7 September 2020

Tuapati was selected in 2015 for Fiji by head coach John Mckee for the Pacific Nations Cup and World Cup in the UK.^[3]

In 2015 Tuapati was signed by Stade Français on a three-month deal as an injury replacement for Laurent Sempéré.^[4]