The Enga Mioks won the 2000 Digicel cup with Tepend starting at hooker in the win.
Coaching career
Some of Tepend's earliest coaching roles were as an assistant for the PNG national side at the 2017 World Cup and a six time premiership winner as the foundation head coach of the Lae Snax Tigers in the PNG NRL Competition. He is currently the coach of the PNG Hunters in the Queensland Hostplus Cup.[5]