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Ropati Family
Ropati is a Polynesian name, and may refer to the following: * Ropati Pitoitua (born 1985), American football player *Le Mamea Ropati, Samoan politician *Tea Ropati (born 1964), New Zealand former professional rugby league footballer *Jerome Ropati (born 1984), New Zealand rugby league player * Joe Ropati, New Zealand rugby league player *Tangi Ropati (born 1984), New Zealand rugby league player *Romi Ropati (born 1976), New Zealand rugby union player *Iva Ropati, former professional rugby league Rugby league football, commonly known as just rugby league and sometimes football, footy, rugby or league, is a full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular field measuring 68 metres (75 yards) wide and 112 ... footballer * Peter Ropati, New Zealand rugby league player and commentator {{given name, type=both ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ropati Pitoitua
Ropati Pitoitua ( ; born April 6, 1985) is a former American football defensive end. He was signed by the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent in 2008. He played college football at Washington State. Pitoitua has also played for the Kansas City Chiefs and Tennessee Titans. Early years Pitoitua was born in American Samoa to Sooalo Ropati and Faipine Pitoitua. He has 1 brother and 4 sisters. He played football and basketball at Clover Park High School in Lakewood, Washington, although he did not pick up football until his junior season. In 2002, he earned two football letters, in addition to being named the Seamount League Defensive Player of the Year. College career He played in 36 games (25 starts), posting 116 tackles, (19 for losses) and 8.5 sacks in four seasons at Washington State and was named WSU's Leon Bender Award winner as Cougars' Defensive Lineman of the Year as senior when he started 11 games at defensive tackle and one at defensive end. As a freshman in 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Le Mamea Ropati
Tuiletufuga Le Mamea Ropati Mualia is a Samoan politician, and member of the Council of Deputies. Over his career he has served as a Cabinet Minister, Leader of the Opposition and represented the constituency for Lefaga & Falese'ela for over thirty years. He was a founding member of the Human Rights Protection Party. Le Mamea was educated at Samoa College and later studied pharmacy at the University of Otago, graduating in 1970 to become Samoa's first pharmacy graduate. He worked as chief pharmacist at Cherry Farm Psychiatric Hospital in Hawksbury, New Zealand. He returned to Samoa in 1971 and became chief pharmacist at Tupua Tamasese Meaole Hospital in Apia. Political career He was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of Samoa in the 1979 election. He was one of the founding members of the Human Rights Protection Party, and following the 1982 election was appointed to cabinet in the first HRPP government as Minister of Lands Survey, Post Office and Broadcasting. He su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tea Ropati
Tea Faa'tea Ropati (born 7 September 1964) is a former professional rugby league footballer who represented New Zealand and Western Samoa. Background Ropati was born in Auckland, New Zealand. Ropati is a member of the large Ropati rugby league family that includes fellow league players Joe Ropati, John Ropati, Iva Ropati, union player Romi Ropati, and league commentator Peter Ropati. Early years Ropati played for both the Mangere East Hawks and Otahuhu Leopards in the Auckland Rugby League competition. He was a Junior Kiwi in 1983. During the 1987 season Ropati played for Auckland alongside three of his brothers; John, Joe and Peter.Coffey and Wood ''The Kiwis: 100 Years of International Rugby League'' This feat was bettered in the 1991 season when all four of them, plus brother Iva, twice lined up for Mangere East in the Auckland Rugby League competition. Playing career Ropati started his professional career with the Newcastle Knights in 1988 before moving to England. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rugby League
Rugby league football, commonly known as just rugby league and sometimes football, footy, rugby or league, is a full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular field measuring 68 metres (75 yards) wide and 112–122 metres (122 to 133 yards) long with H shaped posts at both ends. It is one of the two codes of rugby football, the other being rugby union. It originated in 1895 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire as the result of a split from the Rugby Football Union over the issue of payments to players.Tony Collins, ''Rugby League in Twentieth Century Britain'' (2006), p.3 The rules of the game governed by the new Northern Rugby Football Union progressively changed from those of the RFU with the specific aim of producing a faster and more entertaining game to appeal to spectators, on whose income the new organisation and its members depended. Due to its high-velocity contact, cardio-based endurance and minimal use of body protection, rugby league i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jerome Ropati
Jerome Ropati (born 23 November 1984) is a New Zealand former professional rugby league footballer who played his entire career for the New Zealand Warriors in the National Rugby League (NRL). Ropati also represented New Zealand, and was a member of the World Cup-winning team in 2008. He played as a , and occasionally as a and . Background Ropati was born in Auckland, New Zealand. Early years Ropati is of Samoan descent and was educated at St Paul's College, a school noted for its rugby league teams. Jerome Ropati's parents are Filipo and Rosa Ropati. He is no relation to the famous Ropati rugby league family. Playing career Ropati's junior club was the Marist Saints and he played for the Marist Richmond Brothers in the Bartercard Cup. It was his 2003 season in the Bartercard Cup that shot him to prominence, as he enjoyed a stellar season and led the club to the grand final. He missed the grand final, which the Brothers lost, because he was making his NRL debut for the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Ropati
Joseph Ropati is a New Zealand former professional rugby league footballer who represented New Zealand in thirteen test matches, including in games that counted towards the 1988 World Cup. Ropati is part of a large rugby league family that includes internationals Iva, Peter, Tea and rugby union international Romi. Joe, Tea and Iva are the only set of three brothers to play test matches for the Kiwis. Playing career Ropati began his career playing in the Auckland Rugby League competition for the Otahuhu Leopards. Between 1982 and 1985 Ropati represented Auckland and also represented New Zealand Māori. In 1983 Ropati won the ARL's award for the most improved back and in 1985 he won the Tetley Trophy as the leading try scorer. He toured the United Kingdom in 1983 with the New Zealand Māori side. Ropati played in thirteen test matches for the New Zealand national rugby league team between 1983 and 1986. In 1986 Ropati moved to England, joining Warrington. He stayed with W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tangi Ropati
Tangi Ropati (born November 15, 1984) is a former Samoa national rugby league team, Samoa international rugby league footballer who plays for the Marist Saints in the Fox Memorial. He usually plays as a or . Background Ropati was born in New Zealand. Playing career Ropati played for the Marist Richmond Brothers in the 2004 Bartercard Cup. Ropati was signed by the Sheffield Eagles in 2009 after they spotted him in the 2008 Rugby League World Cup, 2008 World Cup. Ropati joined Widnes Vikings in the 2010 close season along with Chaz I'Anson, Steve Tyrer and Macgraff Leuluai as the Vikings prepared for Super League. Ropati was released from Widnes and in 2012 joined Championship winners Featherstone Rovers. Featherstone Rovers Ropati scored the opening try for Rovers against arch rivals Castleford Tigers in the Challenge Cup 4th Round tie on Saturday, 14 April 2012. Return to New Zealand In 2013 he was contracted to the Auckland Vulcans in the NSW Cup. In 2014 he played for t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romi Ropati
Romi Ropati (born 20 June 1976 in Auckland, New Zealand) is a retired rugby union player best known for his time with the Highlanders Super Rugby franchise. Although born in New Zealand, he represented Samoa internationally and was a member of the Samoan squad at the 2003 Rugby World Cup. He is the Coach of Tahiti's Mens National Rugby Union Team. Playing career Ropati is a member of a famous rugby league family and he had three older brothers who played internationally for the New Zealand Kiwis ( Joe, Tea and Iva). However, he chose to pursue a career in rugby union, and made his provincial debut for Auckland in 1996 as part of a squad which would win the National Provincial Championship. Ropati was then one of a group of Auckland players (including future All Black Kees Meeuws) who transferred south to join Otago and the Highlanders for 1997. The move was a fruitful one as Ropati became a fixture in both sides for the next 5 seasons, winning the NPC again with Otago in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iva Ropati
Iva Lewis Ropati is a New Zealand former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s, and high school principal. He played at representative level for New Zealand, Auckland and Taranaki, and at club level for the Otahuhu Leopards, the Te Atatu Roosters, the Mangere East Hawks, the Sheffield Eagles, Featherstone Rovers, Oldham, the Parramatta Eels, the Auckland Warriors and the Manurewa Marlins, as a . Playing career Early years He grew up playing for the Otahuhu Leopards before moving to the Te Atatu Roosters where he won a Fox Memorial premiership. He later played for the Mangere East Hawks before moving to England. During the 1991 season Iva was able to twice line up alongside four of his brothers for Mangere East in the Auckland Rugby League competition.Coffey and Wood ''The Kiwis: 100 Years of International Rugby League'' Iva played alongside Joe, John, Peter, and Tea. Professional career When he moved to England, Ropati played for the Sheffie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
