Tevita Tatafu

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Tevita Tatafu

Full name	Tevita Tatafu
Date of birth	(1996-01-02) 2 January 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth	Samoa
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	120 kg (18 st 13 lb; 260 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker / Number 8 Current team Bordeaux Bègles Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2020–2023 Suntory Sungoliath 12 (35) 2023– Bordeaux Bègles 34 (40) Correct as of 7 November 2024 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2015–2016 Japan U20 10 (30) 2015–2017 Junior Japan 8 (50) 2016–present Japan 14 (15) Correct as of 7 November 2024

Tevita Tatafu (テビタ・タタフ, Tebita tatafu, born 2 January 1996) is a Japanese rugby union player who plays as a Flanker or Number 8 for Top 14 side Bordeaux Bègles.^[1]

Tatafu was called-up to his country's wider training squad in April 2021, ahead of British and Irish Lions test.^[2] On 24 May, he was named in the 36-man squad for the match against the Sunwolves and tour of Scotland and Ireland.^[3] He had previously made 3 appearances for Japan in 2016, debuting against Korea in the 2016 Asia Rugby Championship.^[4]

• Tevita Tatafu at ESPNscrum
• Tevita Tatafu at ItsRugby.co.uk

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