Yoram Moefana

French rugby union player (born 2000)

Rugby player

Yoram Moefana

Moefana representing France during the Six Nations Championship

Full name| Yoram Falatea Mulifenua Pio Moefana
Date of birth|  (2000-07-18) 18 July 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth| Nouméa, New Caledonia
Height| 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight| 97 kg (214 lb; 15 st 4 lb)
Rugby union career
| Position(s)|  Centre, Wing

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Current team|  Bordeaux Bègles
Youth career
2009–2013|  RC Avamafoa Rugby
2013|  Limoges
2013–2018|  Colomiers
Senior career
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Points)
2018–2019|  Colomiers|  6|  (0)
2019–|  Bordeaux Bègles|  93|  (75)

Correct as of 24 February 2025

International career
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Points)
2019–2020|  France U20|  5|  (10)
2020–|  France|  36|  (30)

Correct as of 15 March 2025

Yoram Falatea Mulifenua Pio Moefana (born 18 July 2000) is a French professional rugby union player who plays as a centre for Top 14 club Bordeaux Bègles and the France national team.[1] Born into a Futunan family, he started his professional career in 2018.

## Early life

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Originally from Futuna, Yoram Moefana was born into a rugby household with his uncles Tapu Falatea and Sipili Falatea being professional rugby players.[2] He arrived in Metropolitan France at the age of 13 with his uncle. After having started rugby in Limoges, he joined the Colomiers academy.[3]

## Professional career

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### Bordeaux Bègles

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After having made his debut in Pro D2 with Colomiers during the 2018–19 season, Moefana was recruited by Top 14 club Bordeaux Bègles in the summer of 2019.[4]

### France

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Yoram Moefana was called by Fabien Galthié to the French national team for the first time in 2020, for the Autumn Nations Cup.[5]

In 2022, he won the 2022 Six Nations Championship and the Grand Slam, scoring a try against Scotland at Murrayfield whereas he was injured for the last game against England at the Stade de France.[6][7]

## Career statistics

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### List of international tries

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International tries  No. | Date  | Venue  | Opponent  | Score  | Result  | Competition

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1  | 26 February 2022  | Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland  |  Scotland | 3–12 | 17–36 | 2022 Six Nations
2  | 2 July 2022  | Toyota Stadium, Toyota, Japan  |  Japan | 16–35 | 23–42 | 2022 Japan test series
3  | 6 October 2023  | Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Décines-Charpieu, France  |  Italy | 50–0  | 60–7  | 2023 Rugby World Cup
4  | 57–7
5  | 15 March 2025  | Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France  |  Scotland | 8–0  | 35–16  | 2025 Six Nations
6  | 35–16

## Honours

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France

* 2x Six Nations Championship: 2022, 2025
* 1× Grand Slam: 2022

## References

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1. ^ "Yoram Moefana". competitions.ffr.fr (in French). Retrieved 5 July 2022.
2. ^ Nolan, Lawrence (30 June 2022). "France: Uncle and nephew team up as Fabien Galthie experiments". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
3. ^ "Yoram Moefana : "Je n'aurais pas imaginé arriver jusqu'ici"" (in French). Rugby Scapulaire. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
4. ^ "Rugby : le jeune Yoram Moefana rejoint le Top 14" (in French). Wallis-et-Futuna la 1ère. 26 June 2019. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
5. ^ "Galthie makes six changes for France ahead of Autumn Nations Cup Final". Autumn Nations Series. 4 December 2020. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
6. ^ Westerby, John (15 March 2022). "France welcome back Damian Penaud to ease blow of Yoram Moefana injury". The Times. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
7. ^ Schofield, Daniel (19 March 2022). "France win first Six Nations Grand Slam in 12 years as gutsy England fall short in Paris". The Telegraph. Retrieved 24 June 2022.

## External links

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* Yoram Moefana at European Professional Club Rugby
* Yoram Moefana at ESPNscrum
* Yoram Moefana at ItsRugby.co.uk
* Yoram Moefana at Olympedia
* France profile at FFR
* Bordeaux Bègles profile

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Bordeaux Bègles - current squad

Forwards|

* Ugo Boniface
* Pierre Bochaton
* Cyril Cazeaux
* Vadim Cobîlaș
* Mahamadou Diaby
* Pablo Dimcheff
* Kane Douglas
* Sipili Falatea
* Marko Gazzotti
* Thomas Jolmès
* Lekso Kaulashvili
* Ian Kitwanga
* Mehdi Kourdes
* Jean-Baptiste Lachaise
* Maxime Lamothe
* Petero Mailulu
* Jandré Marais
* Clément Maynadier
* Antoine Miquel
* Guido Petti
* Jefferson Poirot
* Alban Roussel
* Connor Sa
* Ben Tameifuna
* Tevita Tatafu
* Caleb Timu
* Christopher Vaotoa
* Bastien Vergnes-Taillefer

Backs|

* Louis Bielle-Biarrey
* Romain Buros
* Santiago Cordero
* Geoffrey Cros
* Romain Darchen
* Jean-Baptiste Dubié
* Nicolas Depoortère
* Nans Ducuing
* Matéo Garcia
* James Hart
* Zack Holmes
* Nathanaël Hulleu
* Matthieu Jalibert
* Yann Lesgourgues
* Maxime Lucu
* Gatien Massé
* Yoram Moefana
* Federico Mori
* Damian Penaud
* Pablo Uberti
* Tani Vili

Coach|

* Yannick Bru

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France squad – 2023 Rugby World Cup

Forwards|

* Aldegheri
* Alldritt
* Atonio
* Baille
* Boudehent
* Bourgarit
* Chalureau (injury replacement)
* Cros
* Falatea
* Flament
* Gros
* Jelonch
* Macalou
* Marchand
* Mauvaka
* Ollivon
* Taofifénua
* Wardi
* Willemse (injured)
* Woki

Backs|

* Bielle-Biarrey
* Couilloud
* Danty
* Dupont (c)
* Fickou
* Hastoy
* Jalibert
* Jaminet
* Lucu
* Moefana
* Penaud
* Ramos
* Villière
* Vincent

Head coach: Galthié
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