Yoram Moefana

Yoram Moefana
Moefana representing France during the Six Nations Championship
Full nameYoram Falatea Mulifenua Pio Moefana
Date of birth (2000-07-18) 18 July 2000 (age 24)
Place of birthNouméa, New Caledonia
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight97 kg (214 lb; 15 st 4 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre, Wing
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 72 (60)
Correct as of 25 March 2024
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2019–2020 France U20 5 (10)
2020– France 30 (20)
Correct as of 16 November 2024

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

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

Bordeaux Bègles

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

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

List of international tries

International tries
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
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

Honours

France

References

  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.