Yoram Moefana

Yoram Moefana
Moefana representing France during the Six Nations Championship
Full nameYoram Falatea Mulifenua Pio Moefana
Date of birth (2000-07-18) 18 July 2000 (age 24)
Place of birthNouméa, New Caledonia
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight97 kg (214 lb; 15 st 4 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre, Wing
Current team Bordeaux Bègles
Youth career
2009–2013 RC Avamafoa Rugby
2013 Limoges
2013–2018 Colomiers
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2018–2019 Colomiers 6 (0)
2019– Bordeaux Bègles 72 (60)
Correct as of 25 March 2024
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2019–2020 France U20 5 (10)
2020– France 28 (20)
Correct as of 16 March 2024

Yoram Falatea Mulifenua Pio Moefana (born 18 July 2000) is a French professional rugby union player who plays as a centre for Top 14 club Bordeaux Bègles and the France national team.[1] Born into a Futunan family, he started his professional career in 2018.

Early life

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Originally from Futuna, Yoram Moefana was born into a rugby household with his uncles Tapu Falatea and Sipili Falatea being professional rugby players.[2] He arrived in Metropolitan France at the age of 13 with his uncle. After having started rugby in Limoges, he joined the Colomiers academy.[3]

Professional career

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Bordeaux Bègles

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After having made his debut in Pro D2 with Colomiers during the 2018–19 season, Moefana was recruited by Top 14 club Bordeaux Bègles in the summer of 2019.[4]

France

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Yoram Moefana was called by Fabien Galthié to the French national team for the first time in 2020, for the Autumn Nations Cup.[5]

In 2022, he won the 2022 Six Nations Championship and the Grand Slam, scoring a try against Scotland at Murrayfield whereas he was injured for the last game against England at the Stade de France.[6][7]

Career statistics

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List of international tries

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International tries
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 26 February 2022 Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland  Scotland 3–12 17–36 2022 Six Nations
2 2 July 2022 Toyota Stadium, Toyota, Japan  Japan 16–35 23–42 2022 Japan test series
3 6 October 2023 Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Décines-Charpieu, France  Italy 50–0 60–7 2023 Rugby World Cup
4 57–7

Honours

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France

References

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  1. ^ "Yoram Moefana". competitions.ffr.fr (in French). Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  2. ^ Nolan, Lawrence (30 June 2022). "France: Uncle and nephew team up as Fabien Galthie experiments". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Yoram Moefana : "Je n'aurais pas imaginé arriver jusqu'ici"" (in French). Rugby Scapulaire. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  4. ^ "Rugby : le jeune Yoram Moefana rejoint le Top 14" (in French). Wallis-et-Futuna la 1ère. 26 June 2019. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  5. ^ "Galthie makes six changes for France ahead of Autumn Nations Cup Final". Autumn Nations Series. 4 December 2020. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  6. ^ Westerby, John (15 March 2022). "France welcome back Damian Penaud to ease blow of Yoram Moefana injury". The Times. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  7. ^ Schofield, Daniel (19 March 2022). "France win first Six Nations Grand Slam in 12 years as gutsy England fall short in Paris". The Telegraph. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
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