Piri Awahou Tihou Weepu (born 7 September 1983) is a retired New Zealand rugby union player. Weepu played most recently for Wairarapa Bush in the Heartland Championship. Generally Weepu played as a half-back but also played at first five-eighth on occasion. He has represented the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, between 2004 and 2013. He first won national honours against Wales in 2004. In 2005 was called back into the All Blacks squad for the first Tri Nations test against South Africa, having missed selection for the 2005 British & Irish Lions tour. He represented the Hurricanes and Blues in Super Rugby, and Wellington and Auckland in the Mitre 10 Cup. He also had brief spells with several clubs in Europe. In October 2017, Weepu announced his retirement as a rugby player.[3]
Piri Awahou Tihou Weepu (born 7 September 1983) is a retired New Zealand rugby union player. Weepu played most recently for Wairarapa Bush in the Heartland...
now a news camera operator. He is the brother of rugby union player PiriWeepu. Weepu started his career with the Wainuiomata Lions in the Wellington Rugby...
the following ten players have led the performance a total of 92 times: PiriWeepu (25) TJ Perenara (25) Aaron Smith (14) Liam Messam (12) Keven Mealamu...
of All Blacks players that have led the Ka Mate version of the haka: PiriWeepu (26) TJ Perenara (26) Keven Mealamu (23) Aaron Smith (21) Richie McCaw...
Also featured on soundtrack 2014 The Pā Boys Tolaga Local 2014 The Kick PiriWeepu 2016 Hunt for the Wilderpeople TK 2017 Kiwi Christmas Tama 2018 The Breaker...
MacDonald, Aaron Mauger, Mils Muliaina, Joe Rokocoko, Sitiveni Sivivatu and PiriWeepu. Seven of these players were from the Crusaders, six from the Hurricanes...
Osbourne turned the words from Ka Mate haka into a ballad. However: He and PiriWeepu, as fluent Maori speakers missed the powhiri and the song, then pulled...
first try of the World Cup. PiriWeepu, who had already missed a penalty kick, failed with his conversion effort. Weepu missed another attempt in the...
would always look at me like 'nah, nah, nah' when asked to lead AB haka: PiriWeepu". Stuff. Retrieved 10 July 2023. Mortimer, James (17 April 2010). "It...
in Wellington, New Zealand - along with his former All Black teammate PiriWeepu, who serves as the Wellington College 1st XV head coach. Tialata was born...
win". rugbyworldcup.com. Archived from the original on 26 October 2011. "Weepu proves lethal with the boot". rugbyworldcup.com. Archived from the original...
skater 1983 – Pops Mensah-Bonsu, English-American basketball player 1983 – PiriWeepu, New Zealand rugby player 1984 – Ben Hollingsworth, Canadian actor 1984...
Hurricanes where he was sharing the halfback role with Alby Mathewson until PiriWeepu came back from the All Blacks protected squad. In 2012 Smylie returned...
player and current rugby union coach Holly Walker (born 1982), politician PiriWeepu (born 1983), former All Blacks player and current rugby union player Puti...
since the introduction of Kapa o Pango in 2005 the other player being PiriWeepu. 26 times he led the Ka Mate version of the haka as well as 25 times the...
Senio is also a former All Black, making his debut after coming on for PiriWeepu against Australia in New Zealand's 34–24 win in the final match of the...
played briefly with Wellington on his return to New Zealand, as cover for PiriWeepu, before finishing his career back at Taranaki. "Brendon Derek Te Oranga...
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