Quinn Tupaea le tama ta’alo ‘o le Lakapī Supa ‘o le tausaga
‘Ua manumālō Quinn Tupaea ‘o le Chiefs ‘i le tama ta’alo ‘o le Lakapi Supa ‘o lenei tausaga. Na tutusa ma Timoci Tavatavanawai ‘i pālota ‘e ta’i 43 ‘ina ‘ua māe’a le ta’amilosaga lona 16 peita’i ‘e tolu isi pālota na maua ‘e Tupaea mai le komiti fa’atūma’oti ‘o le ‘au fa’asalalau ‘i le ta’amilosaga ‘ātoa.
‘O le Rookie of the Year na maua ‘e Sid Harvey ‘o le Waratahs. ‘Au ‘o le tausaga ‘o props, ‘o Ethan de Groot o le Highlanders ma Xavier Numia ‘o le Hurricanes. Hooker ‘o Samisoni Taukei’aho ‘o le Chiefs, 2nd Row, o Jeremy Williams ‘o le Western Force, Lukhan Salakaia-Loto ‘o le Reds Back Row.
Team of the Year
Props – Ethan de Groot (Highlanders), Xavier Numia (Hurricanes)
Hooker – Samisoni Taukei’aho (Chiefs)
2nd Row – Jeremy Williams (Western Force), Lukhan Salakaia-Loto (Queensland Reds)
Back Row – Anton Segner (Blues), Leicester Fainga’anuku (Crusaders), Fraser McReight (Queensland Reds)
Scrum Half – Ryan Lonergan (ACT Brumbies)
Fly Half – Ben Donaldson (Western Force)
Wingers – Max Jorgensen (NSW Waratahs), Caleb Tangitau (Highlanders)
Centres – Quinn Tupaea (Chiefs), Timoci Tavatavanawai (Highlanders)
Fullback – Jock Campbell (Queensland Reds)
Link to RNZ (Article) by RNZ Sports reporters: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/sport/598543/quinn-tupaea-wins-super-rugby-s-player-of-the-year
CAPTION: 2026 Super Rugby’s Player of the Year
IMAGE/ATA: Gallagher Chiefs