Piri Weepu

Piri Weepu

Weepu post match for Oyonnax, August 2015
Full name	Piri Awahou Tihou Weepu
Date of birth	(1983-09-07) 7 September 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth	Lower Hutt, New Zealand
Height	178 cm (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Weight	96 kg (212 lb; 15 st 2 lb)[1]
School	Te Aute College
Notable relative(s)	Billy Weepu (brother)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Half-back, First five-eighth Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2003–2011 Wellington 54 (254) 2004–2011 Hurricanes 84 (250) 2012–2014 Blues 40 (53) 2012–2013 Auckland 9 (27) 2014–2015 London Welsh 14 (0) 2015 Wasps 3 (0) 2015 Oyonnax 8 (5) 2016–2017 Narbonne 8 (0) 2017 Wairarapa Bush 8 (5) Correct as of 8 June 2019 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2004 New Zealand U21 5 (0) 2004–2013 New Zealand 73 (110) 2005 Junior All Blacks 3 (0) 2005–2008 New Zealand Māori 7 (14) Correct as of 8 June 2019

Piri Awahou Tihou Weepu (born 7 September 1983) is a retired New Zealand rugby union player. Weepu played most recently for Wairarapa Bush in the Heartland Championship. Generally Weepu played as a half-back but also played at first five-eighth on occasion. He has represented the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, between 2004 and 2013. 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 & Irish Lions tour. He represented the Hurricanes and Blues in Super Rugby, and Wellington and Auckland in the Mitre 10 Cup. He also had brief spells with several clubs in Europe. In October 2017, Weepu announced his retirement as a rugby player.^[2]