Mason Tupaea
New Zealander rugby union footballer (born 2002)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mason Tupaea (born 16 October 2002) is a New Zealand professional rugby union footballer who plays as a prop forward for New Zealand province Waikato and Super Rugby side Blues.
| Born | 16 October 2002[1] Hamilton, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 108 kg (238 lb; 17 st 0 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Hamilton Boys' High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative | Quinn Tupaea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Early life
He attended Hamilton Boys High School and was called-up to New Zealand U18 rugby union team in 2020.[3]
Career
He represented Waikato in the National Provincial Championship from 2023 onwards.[4] He scored a try in the semi final of the NPC in 2024 as his team bowed out to Wellington.[5]
Having played for Blues U20 in 2022, he made his debut appearance in a match day squad for the Blues senior team in Super Rugby against Highlanders at Eden Park in May 2024.[6]
On 24 June 2025, he was named as part of the Māori All Blacks squad to play Japan XV in Tokyo in June 2025 and Scotland in Whangārei in July 2025.[7]
Personal life
He is the son of Brent and Kelly Tupaea and has two brothers; Tane, and New Zealand rugby international Quinn Tupaea.[8] They are New Zealanders of Māori descent (Waikato and Tainui descent).[9]