Ruki Tipuna

Ruki Tipuna
Birth name	Te Ruki R.W. Tipuna
Date of birth	11 May 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth	Tauranga, New Zealand
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight	72 kg (159 lb; 11.3 st)
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Position(s)	Scrum-half
Amateur team(s)
Years	Team
	Portadown RFC; Perthbayswater RUFC
Senior career
Years	Team
2011; 2011−14 ; 2014−16	Scarlets; Bristol; Newcastle Falcons
Provincial / State sides
Years	Team
2004, 2008 ; 2010 ; 2016−	Bay of Plenty ; Wellington ; Bay of Plenty
	Correct as of 21 October 2016
International career
Years	Team
	Maori All Blacks
National sevens team
Years	Team
	New Zealand

Ruki Tipuna (born 11 May 1983) is a New Zealand rugby union footballer who has played for Aviva Premiership side Bristol Rugby, Bay of Plenty Steamers, the Hurricanes, Portadown RFC and Scarlets. His position is at scrum-half.

Tipuna has also represented the New Zealand Sevens and New Zealand Māori teams.

In August 2011, Tipanu joined the Scarlets on a short term contract, before joining Bristol in November. He immediately became first choice scrum-half at Bristol. On 28 March 2014, Tipuna made his move to the Aviva Premiership with Newcastle Falcons on a two-year contract from the 2014-15 season.^[1]

References

^ "Newcastle sign Bristol scrum-half Ruki Tipuna". Sky Sports. Retrieved 28 March 2014.

External links

[1] "Newcastle sign Bristol scrum-half Ruki Tipuna". Sky Sports. Retrieved 28 March 2014.

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