Toa Fepuleai
NZ international rugby league player (1954-2022)
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Gasetoa Fepuleai (known as Toa or Gus Fepuleai) is a New Zealand former rugby league footballer who represented New Zealand .
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| Full name | Gasetoa Fepuleai[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 May 1954 Vaivase, Apia, Western Samoa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | December 2022 (aged 68) Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Wing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]