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Tepaea Cook-Savage
Tepaea Cook-Savage (born 8 February 2001) is a New Zealand professional rugby union player who plays as a fullback for National Provincial Championship club Waikato and the New Zealand national sevens team.[1][2][3] Early lifeHe attended St Paul's Collegiate School in Hamilton, New Zealand and captained their first XV rugby team in 2019.[4][5] That year, he also played for the New Zealand Barbarian Schools side.[6] International careerTe Paea Cook-Savage plays for Waikato and has featured at full back.[7] In 2021 he was Waikato's top points scorer and was subsequently called up to New Zealand Under 20's side.[8] He was called-up to the New Zealand national rugby sevens team for the first time in December 2022.[9] The following month he signed a two-year contract with the New Zealand Sevens side. [10][11] He was a member of the New Zealand Sevens team that won the Hong Kong Sevens title in April 2024.[12][13] He competed for New Zealand at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[14][15] References
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