Des Sepulona Faoa (born 19 April 2001) is a Samoan rugby union player.
| Full name | Des Sepulona Faoa | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 19 April 2001 | ||||||||||||||||
| School | Leulumoega Fou College | ||||||||||||||||
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Sepulona picked up rugby while at primary school in Tuana'i and later attended Leulumoega Fou College.[1] He plays his rugby for Salelologa and made the national training squad in 2020 as a 19-year old.[2]
Primarily a halfback, Sepulona won a Samoa call up for their 2022 end-of-year internationals, making his debut in a win over Romania in Bucharest. He started playing with Samoa's rugby sevens team during the 2023–24 SVNS.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Young Sepulona hopes to crack the big time". Samoa Observer. 16 September 2020.
- ^ "Former L.F.C. Star is the next Uale Mai". Samoa News Hub. 2 March 2024.
- ^ "Two new caps in Manu Samoa 7's squad for Vancouver and LA". Talamua Online. 19 February 2024.