John Ah Kuoi
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Birth nameJohn Joseph Ah Kuoi
Date of birth14 July 1957
Place of birthSamoa
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)[1]
| Birth name | John Joseph Ah Kuoi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 14 July 1957 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Samoa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | John Kirwan (brother-in-law) Niko Kirwan (nephew) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tuaopepe John Joseph Ah Kuoi (born 14 July 1957) is a former Samoan rugby union player. He played as a centre.
John Ah Kuoi is from a prominent Samoan family, with Chinese heritage in addition. He moved to Auckland as a 12-year-old for his schooling, but kept his ties with Samoa, representing the country in 12 rugby tests in the 1980s.[3] He played for Auckland in the NPC in the 1980s. His first cap for Samoa was for a match against Fiji, at Suva, on 22 August 1987 and his last cap was against Tonga, at Tokyo, on 11 April 1990.
