Iakopo Mapu | |
Full Name: | Iakopo Petelo Mapu |
Birth Date: | 4 November 1997 |
Height: | 183cm (72inches) |
Weight: | 1060NaN0 |
School: | Massey High School |
Position: | Flanker, Number 8 |
Repyears1: | 2018– |
Repcaps1: | 4 |
Reppoints1: | 0 |
Repupdate: | 15 July 2024 |
Iakopo Petelo Mapu (born 4 November 1997) is a Samoan international rugby union player.[1]
Mapu grew up in the village of Fale'ula on the north coast of Upolu, Samoa's second-largest island, where he was educated at Wesley College (Samoa). He came to New Zealand on a rugby scholarship to finish his schooling at Massey High School in Auckland.[2]
A try-scoring number eight, Mapu first played test rugby for Samoa in 2018, making his debut off the bench against the USA in San Sebastián, Spain. He is contracted to Moana Pasifika and currently plays with Kia Toa.[3] [4]