Toa Fepuleai

Toa Fepuleai
Personal information
Full nameGasetoa Fepuleai[1]
Playing information
PositionWing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
Richmond
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
Auckland
New Zealand Māori
1978–80 New Zealand 4

Gasetoa Fepuleai (known as Toa or Gus Fepuleai) is a New Zealand former rugby league footballer who represented New Zealand .

Early years

Fepuleai was born in Western Samoa and attended Seddon High School where he played at fullback in the school's rugby union first XV.[2]

Playing career

Fepuleai joined the Richmond rugby league club in the Auckland Rugby League competition. In 1976 he won the Tetley Trophy as top try scorer.[citation needed]

He made his New Zealand national rugby league team debut in 1978, on the wing.[2]

In 1979 Fepuleai played for both Auckland and New Zealand Māori against the touring Great Britain Lions side.[3] He was also a part of the Richmond side that won the Auckland premiership in 1979, a title they defended in 1980.[2]

Later years

Fepuleai later served as the chairman of the Richmond Rovers club.[4]

References

  1. ^ http://www.nzleague.co.nz/players/kiwi_details/552 [dead link‍]
  2. ^ a b c "Gus a Richmond boy through the ages".
  3. ^ Coffey, John Oliver; Wood, Bernie (1 January 2008). 100 Years: Māori Rugby League, 1908-2008. Huia Publishers. pp. 204–205. ISBN 9781869693312 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ "Rugby league club in limbo". October 2015.