Belgium Tuatagaloa
New Zealand rugby union player
Belgium Tuatagaloa (born 19 September 1989) is a rugby union player who has represented the New Zealand Sevens team, in 2012 and 2013, and Samoa in sevens 2015-2017 and in fifteens from 2019. Born in Auckland, New Zealand, he qualifies for Samoa through heritage. He has played for Canterbury in the ITM Cup and for Valence Romans Rugby in France's Fédérale 1, the third division. He currently plays for Rouen in the Pro D2. He has also played for London Irish and in 2022 played for Racing 92 in the Supersevens Tournament where he was named in the tournament team.
Initially a promising New Zealand boxer, Tuatagaloa fell into rugby in his late teens (2007) and the athletically strong runner impressed with his quick grasp of the game. He was spotted by Sir Gordon Tietjens, the celebrated coach of the New Zealand men's national team in rugby sevens, the All Blacks Sevens.
He quickly rose through the NZ development system and in 2012 his form saw him make his debut for the New Zealand Sevens team. For two years 2012 and 2013 he became a regular feature on the IRB World Rugby Sevens Circuit. During this time the All Black Sevens team was the winner of the IRB Sevens World Series in 2012 and 2013.
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