John "Joe" Filemu (born 16 July 1974) is a New Zealand-Samoan former professional rugby union player.[1]
| Full name | John Filemu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 16 July 1974 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Wellington, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 198 lb (90 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born in Wellington, Filemu attended Bishop Viard College growing up.[2] He was a NZ under-21s representative halfback in 1995 and got capped by the Hurricanes in a 1996 Super 12 match against the Natal Sharks at Athletic Park.[3]
Filemu competed in 22 Tests for Samoa between 1995 and 2001, playing twice against the All Blacks. He missed a place in the 1999 Rugby World Cup due to a contract issue with Japanese club Mitsubishi, where he played and worked.[4]
References
edit- ^ "John A Filemu". New Zealand Rugby History.
- ^ "Bishop Viard rugby reunion recalls glory days". Stuff.co.nz. 9 July 2015.
- ^ "Joe Filemu". www.hurricanes.co.nz.
- ^ "Rugby: Japanese rob Samoa of halfback". NZ Herald.
External links
edit- Joe Filemu at ESPNscrum
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