.jpg) Falatea representingBordeaux Bègles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1997-06-06)6 June 1997 (age 28) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 116 kg (256 lb; 18 st 4 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sipili Falatea (born 6 June 1997) is a French professionalrugby union player who plays as aprop forTop 14 clubBordeaux Bègles and theFrance national team.[1] Born on the island ofFutuna, he joined mainland France in 2015 and began his professional career withClermont in 2017.
Originally fromFutuna, Sipili Falatea was born into a rugby household with his brother Tapu Falatea and his nephewYoram Moefana being professional rugby players.[2][3] He arrived inMetropolitan France in 2015 thanks to his brother, joiningColomiers academy.[4]
Sipili Falatea was recruited byTop 14 clubClermont in the summer of 2017.[4] In July 2022, he joinedBordeaux Bègles from the2022-23 Top 14 season until 2024.[5]
Falatea was called byFabien Galthié to theFrench national team for the first time in June 2021, for thesummer tour of Australia.[6]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 12 November 2022 | Stade Vélodrome,Marseille, France |  South Africa | 27–26 | 30–26 | 2022 Autumn internationals |
