George Naoupu
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| Naoupu before Connacht's 2011–12 Heineken Cup game away to Toulouse | |||
| Date of birth | 4 September 1983 | ||
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| Place of birth | Christchurch, New Zealand | ||
| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
| Weight | 124 kg (19 st 7 lb) | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Current status | |||
| Position(s) | Number 8, Flanker, Lock | ||
| Current team | Harlequins | ||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Number 8, Flanker, Lock | ||
| Professional / senior clubs | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2010–2011 | Kobelco | ||
| Provincial/State sides | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2004–2005 2006 2007–2009 2009–2010 2011–2016 2016- |
Canterbury Tasman Hawke's Bay Connacht Connacht Harlequins |
9 9 27 14 103 |
(5) (0) (20) (15) (30) |
| correct as of 29 Jul 2016. | |||
| Super Rugby | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2008–2009 | Highlanders | 11 | (5) |
| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
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NZ Schools All Blacks U19 All Black 7's |
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George Naoupu (born 4 September 1983) is a professional rugby union player from New Zealand. He can play at number 8, as a flanker or in the second row. Naoupu currently plays for Harlequins in the English Premiership.
Naoupu's sister Julianna is a top level netball player in New Zealand and his wife, Sene Naoupu, plays rugby with Galwegians and Connacht and was selected to play at outhalf for Ireland's Women's team to play England in the 2015 Autumn International.
Naoupu's professional career began in 2004 with Canterbury, where he played for two seasons. He then joined Tasman Makos for a season before moving to Hawke's Bay. He made the breakthrough to Super Rugby in 2008 with the Highlanders in his second season at Hawkes Bay.
Naoupu left Highlanders in 2009, moving to Irish provincial side Connacht. Joining ahead of the 2009–10 season, Naoupu made his debut for the side in a 2009–10 European Challenge Cup game with Worcester Warriors on 12 December 2009. He made his league debut in the province's 2009–10 Celtic League game against Irish rivals Munster on 26 December that year, starting the game and playing the full 80 minutes. Naoupu played another seven league games for the side, starting in all of them and scoring a try. In Europe, Naoupu played six of Connacht's eight games as they reached the last four, and scored two tries against Olympus Madrid. He started for Connacht in the semi-final on 29 April 2010, where they were narrowly beaten by a Jonny Wilkinson-inspired Toulon side.
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