Wales and British Lions international rugby union player
Rugby player
Taulupe Faletau
Faletau in 2012
Birth name
Tangaki Taulupe Faletau
Date of birth
(1990-11-12) 12 November 1990 (age 33)
Place of birth
Tofoa, Tonga
Height
1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight
110 kg (243 lb; 17 st 5 lb)
School
Pontygof Primary School, Ebbw Vale Trevethin Community School South Gloucestershire and Stroud College
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Number 8, Flanker
Current team
Cardiff
Senior career
Years
Team
Apps
(Points)
2009–2016
Newport Gwent Dragons
110
(50)
2009–2010
→ Cross Keys (loan)
11
(10)
2009
→ Newport RFC (loan)
2
(0)
2016–2022
Bath
71
(50)
2022–
Cardiff
14
(5)
Correct as of 7 November 2023
International career
Years
Team
Apps
(Points)
2010
Wales U20
3
(0)
2011–
Wales
104
(65)
2013–2021
British & Irish Lions
6
(5)
Correct as of 18 December 2023[1]
Tangaki Taulupe Faletau (born 12 November 1990), commonly known as Toby Faletau but professionally as Taulupe Faletau, is a Welsh professional rugby union player for Cardiff Rugby in the United Rugby Championship and has represented the Wales national team for over 10 years. The back row forward played for Cross Keys RFC, Newport RFC and Newport Gwent Dragons in Wales before joining Bath in England in 2016. He joined present club Cardiff in 2022.
^"LIONS V JAPAN UPDATE". Lions Rugby. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
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