Tangi Ropati

Tangi Ropati

Ropati playing for Samoa
Personal information
Nickname	The Night Train
Born	(1984-11-15) 15 November 1984 (age 32) New Zealand
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	98 kg (15 st 6 lb)
Playing information
Position	Fullback, Wing, Centre
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2009–10 Sheffield Eagles 50 27 14 0 136 2011 Widnes Vikings 20 7 1 0 30 2012 Featherstone Rovers 16 16 0 0 64 Total 86 50 15 0 230 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2006–08 Samoa 7 0 0 0 0
As of 13 November 2014 Source:

Tangi Ropati (born November 15, 1984) is a New Zealand born Samoan rugby league player who currently plays for the Marist Saints in the Fox Memorial. He usually plays at Centre or Full Back.

Ropati played for the Marist Richmond Brothers in the 2004 Bartercard Cup.

Ropati was signed by the Sheffield Eagles in 2009 after they spotted him in the 2008 World Cup.

Ropati joined Widnes Vikings in the 2010 close season along with Chaz I'Anson, Steve Tyrer and Macgraff Leuluai as the Vikings prepared for Super League.

Ropati was released from Widnes and in 2012 joined Championship winners Featherstone Rovers.

Ropati became a crowd favourite amongst the Featherstone fans, mainly due to his bullocking runs down the right hand side. He further cemented this adoration by scoring the opening try for Rovers against arch rivals Castleford Tigers in the Challenge Cup 4th Round tie on Saturday, 14 April 2012.

In 2013 he was contracted to the Auckland Vulcans in the NSW Cup.

In 2014 he played for the Marist Saints in the Auckland Rugby League competition and the Akarana Falcons in the NZRL National Competition.