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Alex Telea
Date of birth (1972-03-25) 25 March 1972 (age 52)
Place of birthLower Hutt, New Zealand
Height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight198 lb (90 kg)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1994–96 Wellington 21 (60)
2000 Southland 11 (25)
2005 Manawatu 6 (10)
2006 Horowhenua-Kapiti 8 (10)
Super Rugby
Years Team Apps (Points)
1996–99 Hurricanes 31 (70)
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1995–96 Western Samoa 5 (15)

Alex Telea (born 25 March 1972) is a New Zealand-born Samoan former rugby union international.[1]

A winger from Lower Hutt, Telea won NZ Colts selection in 1993 and the following year began in provincial rugby with Wellington.[2] He played with the Hurricanes from 1996 to 1999, scoring 14 tries from 31 appearances, before succumbing to a knee injury. Once he recovered, Telea had an overseas stint with Coventry and played provincial rugby until 2006.[3]

Telea was capped five times for Western Samoa, debuting against Scotland at Murrayfield in 1995. He faced the All Blacks in a match at Napier the following year and scored Western Samoa's only try during the first-half.[4]

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References

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  1. ^ "Alex T Telea". New Zealand Rugby History.
  2. ^ "Alex Telea - Hurricanes". www.hurricanes.co.nz.
  3. ^ "Manawatu have Telea in their sights". NZ Herald. 16 August 2005.
  4. ^ "All Blacks send out a warning". The Herald. 8 June 1996.
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