Talemaitoga Tuapati is a Fijian

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footballer. He plays

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for the Woodlands rugby club and for Southland in New Zealand. Tuapati's selection to the Fijian squad came in 2010 after impressing selectors on the watch at the

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tournament which included club teams from

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and

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. He played at the 2014 Pacific Nations Cup. In 2015 Tuapati was signed by

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on a three-month deal as an injury replacement for Laurent Sempéré.

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