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| Born | 11 August 2001 New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 187 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 100 kg (220 lb; 15 st 10 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Rotorua Boys' High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Hemopo Cunningham (born 11 August 2001) is a New Zealand rugby union player, who plays for the Blues and Taranaki. His preferred position is lock or flanker.[1]
Early career
[edit]Cunningham attended Rotorua Boys' High School where he played for the first XV.[2] In 2019, he represented the New Zealand Maori U18 team before joining up with the Taranaki academy.[3] He plays his club rugby for Stratford-Eltham in the Taranaki region.[4][5]
Professional career
[edit]Cunningham has represented Taranaki in the National Provincial Championship since 2021, being named in the squad for the 2025 Bunnings NPC.[6] He was named in the Blues wider training group for the 2026 Super Rugby Pacific season.[7]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Hemopo Cunningham". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 10 November 2025.
- ↑ "Super 8 Rugby: Meet the Rotorua Boys' High School and Tauranga Boys' College first XV teams battling for victory". NZ Herald. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 10 November 2025.
- ↑ "Bayleys Academy Year 1 Intake 2020". Tarnaki Rugby. 15 June 2020. Retrieved 10 November 2025.
- ↑ "Stratford-Eltham reject underdog tag for Taranaki club rugby final". Stuff.co.nz. 13 July 2023. Retrieved 10 November 2025.
- ↑ "Rugby: Cunningham recovering from neck injury". Sports News Taranaki. 22 August 2024. Retrieved 10 November 2025.
- ↑ "Barnes satisfied with depth and balance of Taranaki squad". Taranaki Daily News. 7 July 2025. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "Blues confirm 2026 wider training group". Blues (Press release). 7 November 2025. Retrieved 7 November 2025.
External links
[edit]- Hemopo Cunningham at ItsRugby.fr (in French)
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