Tevita Tatafu

Japan international rugby union player

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Rugby player

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

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Current team|  Union Bordeaux Bègles
Senior career
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Points)
2020–2023|  Suntory Sungoliath|  12|  (35)

Correct as of 24 May 2021

International career
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Points)
2015–2016|  Japan U20|  10|  (30)
2015–2017|  Junior Japan|  8|  (50)
2016–present|  Japan|  4|  (5)

Correct as of 24 May 2021

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.[1] He currently plays for Union Bordeaux Bègles in France's domestic Top 14.

## International

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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]

## References

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1. ^ "Tevita Tatafu". ESPN Rugby. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
2. ^ "Japan name 21 uncapped players in 52-man training squad ahead of British and Irish Lions test". RugbyPass. 14 April 2021. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
3. ^ "Brave Blossoms Squad Announced Ahead of European Tour". Japan Rugby Union. 24 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
4. ^ "アジアラグビーチャンピオンシップ2016 第1戦". Japan Rugby Union (in Japanese). 30 April 2016. Retrieved 24 May 2021.

## External links

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

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Tokyo Sungoliath - current squad

Forwards|

* Blake Gibson
* Kienori Go
* Ryuga Hashimoto
* Will Hay
* Harry Hockings
* Kosuke Horikoshi
* Kotaro Hosoki
* Koji Iino
* Shintaro Ishihara
* Ryosuki Iwaihara
* Shinnosuke Kakinaga
* Yasuaki Katakura
* Kenta Kobayashi
* Wataru Kobayashi
* Callum McDonald
* Sean McMahon
* Tatsuya Miyazaki
* Yukio Morikawa
* Shunta Nakamura
* Kan Nakano
* Muneshi Ohga
* Sota Oketani
* Naoki Ozawa
* Kenji Shimokawa
* Genki Sudo
* Masahiko Sagara
* Tevita Tatafu
* Takayasu Tsuji
* Hendrik Tui
* Simoni Vunirangi
* Kai Yamamoto

Backs|

* Tony Alofipo
* Aaron Cruden
* Shota Emi
* Ryosuke Kawase
* Samu Kerevi
* Takahiro Kimura
* Cheslin Kolbe
* Hiroki Kumoyama
* Tevita Li
* Kotaro Matsushima
* Keisuke Moriya
* Yutaka Nagare
* Ryōto Nakamura
* Shōgo Nakano
* Takaaki Nakazuru
* Hideto Niguma
* Shinnosuke Oka
* Genki Okoshi
* Seiya Ozaki
* Taiga Ozaki
* Isaiah Punivai
* Naoto Saitō
* Mikiya Takamoto
* Hikaru Tamura
* Kenta Tsukamoto

Coach|

* Kiyonori Tanaka

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