Matt Te Pou

Matt Te Pou
Birth name Matthew John Kenneth Te Pou
Date of birth (1973-08-27) August 27, 1973
Place of birth Waiouru, New Zealand
Height 6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight 228 lb (103 kg)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1996-1998 Waihou
Otorohanga
Taupo United		 ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1996
1997-1998
1999-2002		 Thames Valley
King Country
Gauteng Falcons		 9
15		 (0)
(5)
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1996
1998-2002		 New Zealand Maori
 Tonga		 1
13		 (0)
(5)

Matt Te Pou (born Waiouru, on 27 August 1973) is a New Zealand former rugby union player. He played for Tonga. He is of Maori descent. His father was a coach of the Maori All Blacks in 2005.

Career

Te Pou first played for Tonga in 1998 against Australia, in Canberra on 22 September 1998. He was part of the 1999 Rugby World Cup 'Ikale Tahi squad coached by Polutele Tu'ihalamaka, playing two matches in the tournament against the New Zealand and Italy. His last cap for Tonga was against Fiji in Nuku'alofa, on 7 June 2002. He played the National Provincial Championship for Thames Valley, King Country, as well in the Currie Cup, playing for the Gauteng Falcons[1]

Notes

  1. ↑ "Tongan no-hopers brimming with hope". www.theguardian.com. 10 October 1999. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
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