George Leaupepe
| Date of birth | 2 April 1975 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Apia, Samoa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 198 lb (90 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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George Edward Leaupepe (born 27 April 1975 in Apia) is a Samoan rugby union player. He plays as a centre.
Career
Club career
Leaupepe has played for New Zealand amateur clubs Marist Brothers Old Boys, Papakura, Manurewa and Green Island. At the provincial championship level, he played for Auckland, Counties Manukau (reached the finals in 1996 and 1997) and Otago. In 1999 he played his 50th match for Counties Manukau.
In 1996, following the formation of the
Leaupepe's home province was
International career
George Leaupepe scored a hat trick of tries in his first game of international rugby in his first year out of school for
Other representative teams include North Island U16 in 1991, New Zealand U17 in 1992, and New Zealand Secondary Schools in 1993.
He ended his playing career after several injuries that led to pinched nerves in the neck and chronic pain in the left arm; as well due to the professionalization of rugby, which resulted in serious financial losses – Leaupepe, as part of a number of players, publicly accused the
Personal life
After his playing career, Leaupepe worked as a truck driver. He is married and has a daughter. In 2016 he was fined NZ $1,550 for possession of cannabis.[3]
References
- ^ Kidd, Rob (10 February 2016). "Ex-rugby star hits out after drug charge". The New Zealand Herald.
- ^ "Gregor Paul: George Leaupepe's unfortunate story not an isolated case". NZ Herald. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
- ^ "Fallen rugby star George Leaupepe is keen to educate young players on pitfalls". Stuff. 9 February 2016. Retrieved 29 April 2021.