Piri Weepu
Weepu in 2015
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| Full name | Piri Awahou Tihou Weepu | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 7 September 1983 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Lower Hutt, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 96 kg (212 lb; 15 st 2 lb) | ||||||||||||||||
| School | Te Aute College | ||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Billy Weepu (brother) | ||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Scrum-half, Fly-half | ||||||||||||||||
| New Zealand No. | 1049 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Professional / senior clubs | |||
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| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
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2014–15 2015 2015–2016 2016– |
Wainuiomata RFC London Welsh Wasps Oyonnax Narbonne |
12 3 8 5 |
(0) (0) (5) (0) |
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Correct as of 28 June 2016
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| Provincial/State sides | |||
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| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2003–11 2012–14 |
Wellington Auckland |
54 9 |
(249) (27) |
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Correct as of 21 October 2013
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| Super Rugby | |||
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| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2004–11 2012–14 |
Hurricanes Blues |
84 40 |
(250) (58) |
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Correct as of 13 July 2014
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| National team(s) | |||
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| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2004–13 | New Zealand | 71 | (103) |
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Correct as of 24 June 2013
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Piri Awahou Tihou Weepu (born 7 September 1983) is a New Zealand rugby union player. Weepu plays for Narbonne in the Pro D2. Generally Weepu plays as a half-back but has also been known to play in the fly-half position. He has represented the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks. He first won national honours against Wales in 2004. In 2005 was called back into the All Blacks squad for the first Tri Nations test against South Africa, having missed selection for the 2005 British and Irish Lions tour.
He is the brother of former rugby league professional Billy Weepu.
Of Māori and Niuean descent, Weepu hails from Wainuiomata. He played his senior rugby with Hutt Old Boys Marist, under the tutelage of his mentor Derek Bruce, but returned to his roots and signed with Wainuiomata RFC where, along with fellow local product Earl Va'a, he helped the club win promotion to the Premier Division in 2006 and turned the club into genuine title contenders. He attended Te Aute College where he was Head Boy in 2001.
During the 2006 Super 14 Final, Weepu was knocked unconscious during an attempted tackle. However, due to the bizarrely thick fog during the match, the team doctors were unable to see that he had been unconscious. Weepu continued playing and went on to miss a tackle on Casey Laulala, conceding the match-winning try. Later Weepu admitted that he could not remember the game at all.
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