Tupou VA'AI
23 years, Lock
Tupou VA'AI is a 23-year-old New Zealander rugby player
standing at 1.98 m tall (6 ft 6 in)
and
weighing in at 118 kg
(18 st 8.15 lb; 260.15 lb)
, who currently plays for Chiefs in New Zealand as lock.


Occupied positions by Tupou on start team :
- Lock : 38 times ( Lock #5 61%, Lock #4 32% )
- Back Row : 3 times ( Blindside Flanker 7% )
- Taranaki (2018 - 2019)
- Chiefs (2019 - 2023)
For all datasheets below, keep in mind that we may not have all datas yet and some stats may be empty, incomplete or missing. But we are working on it. Thank you for your understanding.
Season | Team | Tournament | Matches | W/D/L | Starter | T | D | P | C | Points | YC | RC | Min | |
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22/23 |
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Chiefs | Super Rugby Pacific | 3 | 3 0 0 | 3 | 158' | |||||||
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New Zealand | Tests Matchs | 1 | 1 0 0 | 1 | 80' | ||||||||
Autumn Nations Cup | 2 | 2 0 0 | 0 | 20' | ||||||||||
21/22 |
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Chiefs | Super Rugby Pacific | 12 | 8 0 4 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 850' | |||||
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New Zealand | Tests Matchs | 2 | 1 0 1 | 1 | 114' | ||||||||
Autumn Nations Cup | 4 | 2 0 2 | 1 | 117' | ||||||||||
Rugby Championship | 4 | 2 0 2 | 0 | 24' | ||||||||||
20/21 |
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Chiefs | Super Rugby Aotearoa | 7 | 4 0 3 | 7 | 498' | |||||||
Super Rugby Trans-Tasman | 5 | 4 0 1 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 1 |
343' | |||||||
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New Zealand | Rugby Championship | 3 | 3 0 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 119' | ||||||
19/20 |
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Chiefs | Super Rugby Aotearoa | 7 | 0 0 7 | 5 | 390' | |||||||
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New Zealand | Tests Matchs | 2 | 1 1 0 | 1 | 67' | ||||||||
Tri Nations | 2 | 0 0 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 14' | ||||||||
18/19 |
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New Zealand U20s | U20 Championship | 5 | 3 0 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 263' | |||||
TOURNAMENT | Matches | W/D/L | Starter | T | D | P | C | Points | YC | RC | Min | |||
Super Rugby Pacific | 15 | 11 0 4 | 15 (100%) |
2 (Avg : 0.1) |
10 (Avg : 0.7) |
1008' (Avg : 67') |
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Super Rugby Aotearoa | 14 | 4 0 10 | 12 (86%) |
888' (Avg : 63') |
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Super Rugby Trans-Tasman | 5 | 4 0 1 | 5 (100%) |
2 (Avg : 0.4) |
10 (Avg : 2.0) |
1 |
343' (Avg : 69') |
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Tests Matchs | 5 | 3 1 1 | 3 (60%) |
261' (Avg : 52') |
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Autumn Nations Cup | 6 | 4 0 2 | 1 (17%) |
137' (Avg : 23') |
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Rugby Championship | 7 | 5 0 2 | 1 (14%) |
2 (Avg : 0.3) |
10 (Avg : 1.4) |
143' (Avg : 20') |
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Tri Nations | 2 | 0 0 2 | 0 (0%) |
1 (Avg : 0.5) |
5 (Avg : 2.5) |
14' (Avg : 7') |
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U20 Championship | 5 | 3 0 2 | 4 (80%) |
1 (Avg : 0.2) |
5 (Avg : 1.0) |
263' (Avg : 53') |
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TEAM | Matches | W/D/L | Starter | T | D | P | C | Points | YC | RC | Min | |||
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34 | 19 0 15 | 32 (94%) |
4 (Avg : 0.1) |
20 (Avg : 0.6) |
1 |
2239' (Avg : 66') |
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20 | 12 1 7 | 5 (25%) |
3 (Avg : 0.2) |
15 (Avg : 0.8) |
555' (Avg : 28') |
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5 | 3 0 2 | 4 (80%) |
1 (Avg : 0.2) |
5 (Avg : 1.0) |
263' (Avg : 53') |
Tournament | Team | Opponent | Place | Res | Date | N° | T | D | P | C | Points | YC | RC | Min | |
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Tests Matchs - R1 | New Zealand | Japan | AWAY | W |
29/10 | 5 | 80' | ||||||||
Autumn Nations Cup - R2 | New Zealand | Wales | AWAY | W |
05/11 | 19 | 10' | ||||||||
Autumn Nations Cup - R3 | New Zealand | Scotland | AWAY | W |
13/11 | 19 | 10' | ||||||||
Super Rugby Pacific - R1 | Chiefs | Crusaders | AWAY | W |
24/02 | 5 | 62' | ||||||||
Super Rugby Pacific - R2 | Chiefs | Moana Pasifika | AWAY | W |
04/03 | 5 | 80' | ||||||||
Super Rugby Pacific - R3 | Chiefs | Highlanders | HOME | W |
10/03 | 5 | 16' | ||||||||
Total : 6 matches | Starter : 67% 4 / 6 |
258' (Avg : 43') |
With the sheets below, we detail all the Tupou VA'AI's statistics by tournament, by team for the season 2022/2023. We can easily respond to questions like :
- how many tries/drop/penalties marked by VA'AI in 2022/2023 for pays or club, during pays or club
- how many wins/draws/losses ?
- how many yellow or red card did Tupou get ?
Tournaments | Matches | Starter | Tries | Drops | Pen. | Conv. | Points | YC | RC | Min | |
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Tests Matchs | 1 | 100% 1 / 1 |
80' (Avg : 80') |
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Autumn Nations Cup | 2 | 0% 0 / 2 |
20' (Avg : 10') |
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Super Rugby Pacific | 3 | 100% 3 / 3 |
158' (Avg : 53') |
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Teams | Matches | Starter | Try | Drop | Pen. | Conv. | Points | YC | RC | Min | |
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3 | 33% 1 / 3 |
100' (Avg : 33') |
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3 | 100% 3 / 3 |
158' (Avg : 53') |
Tournament | Team | Opponent | Place | Res | Date | N° | T | D | P | C | Points | YC | RC | Min | |
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Tests Matchs - R5 | New Zealand | USA | AWAY | W |
23/10 | 5 | 80' | ||||||||
Autumn Nations Cup - R1 | New Zealand | Wales | AWAY | W |
30/10 | 19 | 20' | ||||||||
Autumn Nations Cup - R2 | New Zealand | Italy | AWAY | W |
06/11 | 4 | 80' | ||||||||
Autumn Nations Cup - R3 | New Zealand | Ireland | AWAY | L |
13/11 | 19 | |||||||||
Autumn Nations Cup - R4 | New Zealand | France | AWAY | L |
20/11 | 19 | 17' | ||||||||
Super Rugby Pacific - R3 | Chiefs | Blues | AWAY | L |
05/03 | 6 | 56' | ||||||||
Super Rugby Pacific - R4 | Chiefs | Crusaders | AWAY | W |
12/03 | 4 | 57' | ||||||||
Super Rugby Pacific - R5 | Chiefs | Moana Pasifika | AWAY | W |
19/03 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 80' | ||||||
Super Rugby Pacific - R6 | Chiefs | Crusaders | HOME | L |
26/03 | 6 | 80' | ||||||||
Super Rugby Pacific - R9 | Chiefs | Moana Pasifika | HOME | W |
16/04 | 5 | 64' | ||||||||
Super Rugby Pacific - R10 | Chiefs | Waratahs | HOME | W |
22/04 | 5 | 80' | ||||||||
Super Rugby Pacific - R11 | Chiefs | Reds | AWAY | W |
29/04 | 5 | 80' | ||||||||
Super Rugby Pacific - R12 | Chiefs | Brumbies | HOME | L |
07/05 | 5 | 80' | ||||||||
Super Rugby Pacific - R14 | Chiefs | Western Force | HOME | W |
21/05 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 80' | ||||||
Super Rugby Pacific - R15 | Chiefs | Fijian Drua | AWAY | W |
28/05 | 5 | 56' | ||||||||
Super Rugby Pacific - Quarter-final | Chiefs | Waratahs | HOME | W |
04/06 | 5 | 57' | ||||||||
Super Rugby Pacific - Semi-final | Chiefs | Crusaders | AWAY | L |
10/06 | 5 | 80' | ||||||||
Tests Matchs - R13 | New Zealand | Ireland | HOME | L |
16/07 | 19 | 34' | ||||||||
Rugby Championship - R1 | New Zealand | South Africa | AWAY | L |
06/08 | 19 | 8' | ||||||||
Rugby Championship - R2 | New Zealand | South Africa | AWAY | W |
13/08 | 19 | 3' | ||||||||
Rugby Championship - R3 | New Zealand | Argentina | HOME | L |
27/08 | 19 | |||||||||
Rugby Championship - R6 | New Zealand | Australia | HOME | W |
24/09 | 19 | 13' | ||||||||
Total : 22 matches | Starter : 64% 14 / 22 |
2 (Avg : 0.1) |
10 (Avg : 0.5) |
1105' (Avg : 50') |
With the sheets below, we detail all the Tupou VA'AI's statistics by tournament, by team for the season 2021/2022. We can easily respond to questions like :
- how many tries/drop/penalties marked by VA'AI in 2021/2022 for pays or club, during pays or club
- how many wins/draws/losses ?
- how many yellow or red card did Tupou get ?
Tournaments | Matches | Starter | Tries | Drops | Pen. | Conv. | Points | YC | RC | Min | |
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Tests Matchs | 2 | 50% 1 / 2 |
114' (Avg : 57') |
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Autumn Nations Cup | 4 | 25% 1 / 4 |
117' (Avg : 29') |
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Rugby Championship | 4 | 0% 0 / 4 |
24' (Avg : 6') |
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Super Rugby Pacific | 12 | 100% 12 / 12 |
2 (Avg : 0.2) |
10 (Avg : 0.8) |
850' (Avg : 71') |
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Teams | Matches | Starter | Try | Drop | Pen. | Conv. | Points | YC | RC | Min | |
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10 | 20% 2 / 10 |
255' (Avg : 26') |
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12 | 100% 12 / 12 |
2 (Avg : 0.2) |
10 (Avg : 0.8) |
850' (Avg : 71') |
Tournament | Team | Opponent | Place | Res | Date | N° | T | D | P | C | Points | YC | RC | Min | |
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Super Rugby Aotearoa - R2 | Chiefs | Highlanders | HOME | L |
05/03 | 4 | 80' | ||||||||
Super Rugby Aotearoa - R3 | Chiefs | Crusaders | AWAY | L |
13/03 | 4 | 80' | ||||||||
Super Rugby Aotearoa - R4 | Chiefs | Hurricanes | AWAY | W |
20/03 | 4 | 46' | ||||||||
Super Rugby Aotearoa - R7 | Chiefs | Highlanders | AWAY | W |
10/04 | 4 | 70' | ||||||||
Super Rugby Aotearoa - R8 | Chiefs | Crusaders | HOME | W |
17/04 | 4 | 62' | ||||||||
Super Rugby Aotearoa - R9 | Chiefs | Hurricanes | HOME | W |
23/04 | 4 | 80' | ||||||||
Super Rugby Aotearoa - Final | Chiefs | Crusaders | AWAY | L |
08/05 | 4 | 80' | ||||||||
Super Rugby Trans-Tasman - R1 | Chiefs | Western Force | AWAY | W |
15/05 | 5 | 80' | ||||||||
Super Rugby Trans-Tasman - R2 | Chiefs | Brumbies | HOME | W |
22/05 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 33' | ||||||
Super Rugby Trans-Tasman - R3 | Chiefs | Reds | AWAY | L |
29/05 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 80' | ||||||
Super Rugby Trans-Tasman - R4 | Chiefs | Rebels | HOME | W |
06/06 | 5 | 80' | ||||||||
Super Rugby Trans-Tasman - R5 | Chiefs | Waratahs | AWAY | W |
12/06 | 5 | 1 |
70' | |||||||
Rugby Championship - R2 | New Zealand | Australia | AWAY | W |
05/09 | 19 | 16' | ||||||||
Rugby Championship - R3 | New Zealand | Argentina | HOME | W |
12/09 | 19 | 23' | ||||||||
Rugby Championship - R4 | New Zealand | Argentina | AWAY | W |
18/09 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 80' | ||||||
Total : 15 matches | Starter : 87% 13 / 15 |
4 (Avg : 0.3) |
20 (Avg : 1.3) |
1 |
960' (Avg : 64') |
With the sheets below, we detail all the Tupou VA'AI's statistics by tournament, by team for the season 2020/2021. We can easily respond to questions like :
- how many tries/drop/penalties marked by VA'AI in 2020/2021 for club or pays, during club or pays
- how many wins/draws/losses ?
- how many yellow or red card did Tupou get ?
Tournaments | Matches | Starter | Tries | Drops | Pen. | Conv. | Points | YC | RC | Min | |
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Super Rugby Aotearoa | 7 | 100% 7 / 7 |
498' (Avg : 71') |
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Super Rugby Trans-Tasman | 5 | 100% 5 / 5 |
2 (Avg : 0.4) |
10 (Avg : 2.0) |
1 |
343' (Avg : 69') |
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Rugby Championship | 3 | 33% 1 / 3 |
2 (Avg : 0.7) |
10 (Avg : 3.3) |
119' (Avg : 40') |
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Teams | Matches | Starter | Try | Drop | Pen. | Conv. | Points | YC | RC | Min | |
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12 | 100% 12 / 12 |
2 (Avg : 0.2) |
10 (Avg : 0.8) |
1 |
841' (Avg : 70') |
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3 | 33% 1 / 3 |
2 (Avg : 0.7) |
10 (Avg : 3.3) |
119' (Avg : 40') |
Tournament | Team | Opponent | Place | Res | Date | N° | T | D | P | C | Points | YC | RC | Min | |
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Super Rugby Aotearoa - R1 | Chiefs | Highlanders | AWAY | L |
13/06 | 5 | 69' | ||||||||
Super Rugby Aotearoa - R2 | Chiefs | Blues | HOME | L |
20/06 | 4 | 62' | ||||||||
Super Rugby Aotearoa - R4 | Chiefs | Hurricanes | HOME | L |
05/07 | 19 | 48' | ||||||||
Super Rugby Aotearoa - R6 | Chiefs | Highlanders | HOME | L |
19/07 | 4 | 60' | ||||||||
Super Rugby Aotearoa - R7 | Chiefs | Blues | AWAY | L |
26/07 | 4 | 62' | ||||||||
Super Rugby Aotearoa - R8 | Chiefs | Crusaders | HOME | L |
01/08 | 4 | 61' | ||||||||
Super Rugby Aotearoa - R9 | Chiefs | Hurricanes | AWAY | L |
08/08 | 19 | 28' | ||||||||
Tests Matchs - R6 | New Zealand | Australia | HOME | D |
11/10 | 19 | 15' | ||||||||
Tests Matchs - R7 | New Zealand | Australia | HOME | W |
18/10 | 5 | 52' | ||||||||
Tri Nations - R2 | New Zealand | Australia | AWAY | L |
07/11 | 19 | 1 | 5 | 3' | ||||||
Tri Nations - R3 | New Zealand | Argentina | HOME | L |
14/11 | 19 | 11' | ||||||||
Total : 11 matches | Starter : 55% 6 / 11 |
1 (Avg : 0.1) |
5 (Avg : 0.5) |
471' (Avg : 43') |
With the sheets below, we detail all the Tupou VA'AI's statistics by tournament, by team for the season 2019/2020. We can easily respond to questions like :
- how many tries/drop/penalties marked by VA'AI in 2019/2020 for club or pays, during club or pays
- how many wins/draws/losses ?
- how many yellow or red card did Tupou get ?
Tournaments | Matches | Starter | Tries | Drops | Pen. | Conv. | Points | YC | RC | Min | |
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Super Rugby Aotearoa | 7 | 71% 5 / 7 |
390' (Avg : 56') |
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Tests Matchs | 2 | 50% 1 / 2 |
67' (Avg : 34') |
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Tri Nations | 2 | 0% 0 / 2 |
1 (Avg : 0.5) |
5 (Avg : 2.5) |
14' (Avg : 7') |
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Teams | Matches | Starter | Try | Drop | Pen. | Conv. | Points | YC | RC | Min | |
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7 | 71% 5 / 7 |
390' (Avg : 56') |
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4 | 25% 1 / 4 |
1 (Avg : 0.3) |
5 (Avg : 1.3) |
81' (Avg : 20') |
Tournament | Team | Opponent | Place | Res | Date | N° | T | D | P | C | Points | YC | RC | Min | |
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U20 Championship - R1 | New Zealand U20s | Georgia U20s | HOME | W |
04/06 | 20 | |||||||||
U20 Championship - R2 | New Zealand U20s | Scotland U20s | HOME | W |
08/06 | 5 | 40' | ||||||||
U20 Championship - R3 | New Zealand U20s | South Africa U20 | AWAY | L |
12/06 | 5 | 78' | ||||||||
U20 Championship - Ranking match | New Zealand U20s | Wales U20s | HOME | L |
17/06 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 80' | ||||||
U20 Championship - Ranking match | New Zealand U20s | Ireland U20s | AWAY | W |
22/06 | 5 | 65' | ||||||||
Total : 5 matches | Starter : 80% 4 / 5 |
1 (Avg : 0.2) |
5 (Avg : 1.0) |
263' (Avg : 53') |
With the sheets below, we detail all the Tupou VA'AI's statistics by tournament, by team for the season 2018/2019. We can easily respond to questions like :
- how many tries/drop/penalties marked by VA'AI in 2018/2019 for pays, during pays
- how many wins/draws/losses ?
- how many yellow or red card did Tupou get ?
Tournaments | Matches | Starter | Tries | Drops | Pen. | Conv. | Points | YC | RC | Min | |
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U20 Championship | 5 | 80% 4 / 5 |
1 (Avg : 0.2) |
5 (Avg : 1.0) |
263' (Avg : 53') |
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Teams | Matches | Starter | Try | Drop | Pen. | Conv. | Points | YC | RC | Min | |
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5 | 80% 4 / 5 |
1 (Avg : 0.2) |
5 (Avg : 1.0) |
263' (Avg : 53') |