Sipili Falatea (born 6 June 1997) is a French professional rugby union player who plays as a prop for Top 14 club Bordeaux Bègles and the France national team.[1] Born on the island of Futuna, he joined mainland France in 2015 and began his professional career with Clermont in 2017.
 Falatea representing Bordeaux Bègles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 6 June 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Leava, Wallis and Futuna | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 116 kg (256 lb; 18 st 4 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Early life
editOriginally from Futuna, Sipili Falatea was born into a rugby household with his brother Tapu Falatea and his nephew Yoram Moefana being professional rugby players.[2][3] He arrived in Metropolitan France in 2015 thanks to his brother, joining Colomiers academy.[4]
Professional career
editSipili Falatea was recruited by Top 14 club Clermont in the summer of 2017.[4] In July 2022, he joined Bordeaux Bègles from the 2022-23 Top 14 season until 2024.[5]
Falatea was called by Fabien Galthié to the French national team for the first time in June 2021, for the summer tour of Australia.[6]
Career statistics
editList of international tries
edit| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 12 November 2022 | Stade Vélodrome, Marseille, France |  South Africa
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27–26 | 30–26 | 2022 Autumn internationals |
References
edit- ^ "Sipili FALATEA". It's Rugby. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
- ^ Nolan, Lawrence (30 June 2022). "France: Uncle and nephew team up as Fabien Galthie experiments". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
- ^ "Sipili Falatea". competitions.ffr.fr (in French). Retrieved 21 June 2022.
- ^ a b "ASM : Sipili Falatea vu par Bernard Goutta". La Montagne (in French). 22 November 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
- ^ "Découvrez les recrues 2022". UBBrugby.com (in French). 25 July 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ^ "Fabien Galthié appelle 22 novices avec les Bleus pour la tournée en Australie". Rugbyrama (in French). 20 June 2021. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
External links
edit- France profile at FFR
- Sipili Falatea at ESPNscrum
- Sipili Falatea at ItsRugby.co.uk
