Sipili Falatea
Sipili Falatea (born 6 June 1997) is a French rugby union player, who plays as a tighthead prop for Bordeaux Bègles.[3]
.jpg.webp) Falatea with Bordeaux Bègles in 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 6 June 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Wallis-et-Futuna, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 116 kg (256 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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His nephew is French international rugby player Yoram Moefana, who plays for Bordeaux Bègles too as a centre.
Early life and career
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.[4] He arrived in Metropolitan France in 2015 thanks to his brother, joining Colomiers academy.[5]
Sipili Falatea was recruited by Top 14 club Clermont in the summer of 2017.[5]
In July 2022, he joined Bordeaux Bègles from the 2022-23 Top 14 season until 2024.[6]
International career
Falatea was called by Fabien Galthié to the French national team for the first time in June 2021, for the summer tour of Australia.[7]
International tries
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 12 November 2022 | Stade Vélodrome, Marseille, France |  South Africa |
27–26 | 30–26 | 2022 Autumn internationals |
References
- "Sipili Falatea". competitions.ffr.fr (in French). Retrieved 21 June 2022.
- "Sipili FALATEA - Player statistics - International stats". It's Rugby. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
- "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.
- "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.
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