Piri Weepu claimed a spot on the international stage in 2005, pulling on the black jersey for the All Blacks, Junior All Blacks and New Zealand Maori.

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Piri Weepu claimed a spot on the international stage in 2005, pulling on the black jersey for the All Blacks, Junior All Blacks and New Zealand Maori.

After rejoining the All Blacks for the 2005 Philips Tri Nations Series, Weepu was a stand-out performer, scoring his first Test try against Australia at Sydney and then playing strongly in the crucial match-up with South Africa at Dunedin.

He then played in three matches on the All Blacks end-of-year tour, earning the starters’ jersey against Ireland and Scotland.

Unusually for a halfback, Weepu also provides a useful goal-kicking option: he kicked 53 points (with a 91 percent success rate) for the Hurricanes during the 2007 Rebel Sport Super 14, during which he spent some time in the No 10 jersey.

In 2006 he landed a crucial penalty in the Hurricanes’ Super 14 semifinal victory over the Waratahs and a second for the season in the Super 14 final.

Weepu played 14 games for the Hurricanes in 2008 and scored 32 points.

Career Comments:

• Played in all three matches for the Junior All Blacks on their Australian Tour in 2005, starting the second international against Australia A.
• Started both New Zealand Maori matches in 2005.
• Converted the try he scored for the All Blacks against the Barbarians in 2004.
• Started 2004 season as back-up halfback for the Hurricanes and ended it starting for the All Blacks at Millennium Stadium.
• Took on the goal-kicking role for Wellington in the 2004 Air New Zealand NPC, and his six penalty goals against Waikato equalled the Wellington record for penalties in a match.
• Played for the New Zealand Under 21 indoor netball team.

New Zealand Representative Teams:

New Zealand Under 21 in 2004
New Zealand Maori in 2005, 2008
All Blacks in 2004-2009
Junior All Blacks in 2005

Test match Record by Year:
(+) = substitute  (-) = replaced

(+) = substitute; (-) = replaced

2004
Nov 20 v Wales at Cardiff 26-25 (-)

2005
Aug 7 v South Africa at Cape Town 16-22 (+)
Aug 13 v Australia at Sydney 30-13
Aug 27 v South Africa at Dunedin 31-27
Sep 3 v Australia at Auckland 34-24 (-)
Nov 12 v Ireland at Dublin 45-7 (-)
Nov 19 v England at London 23-19 (+)
Nov 26 v Scotland at Edinburgh 29-10 (-)

2006
Jun 24 vs Argentina at Buenos Aires 25-19
Jul 8 v Australia at Christchurch 32-12 (+)
Jul 22 v South Africa at Wellington 35-17 (-)
Aug 19 v Australia at Auckland 34-27 (+)
Aug 26 v South Africa at Pretoria 45-26 (-)
Nov 12 v France at Lyon 47-3 (-)
Nov 26 v Wales at Cardiff 45-10 (+)

2007
2 Jun vs France at Auckland 42-11 (-)
16 June v Canada at Hamilton 64-13 (+)
23 June v South Africa at Durban 26-21 (+)
30 June v Australia at Melbourne 15-20 (+)
14 June v South Africa at Christchurch 33-6 (-)

2008
2 Aug v Australia at Auckland 39-10 (+)
17 Aug v South Africa at Cape Town 19-0 (+)
3 Sept v Samoa at New Plymouth 101-14 (+)
13 Sept v Australia at Brisbane 28-24 (+)
1 Nov v Australia at Hong Kong 19-14 (+)
9 Nov v Scotland at Edinburgh 32-6 (-)
16 Nov v Ireland at Dublin 22-3 (+)
19 Nov v Munster at Limerick 18-16 (-)
30 Nov v England at London 32-6 (+)

2009
13 June v France at Dunedin 22-27 (+)
20 June v France at Wellington 14-10 (+)
27 June v Italy at Christchurch 27-6 (+)
18 July v Australia at Auckland 22-16 (+)
26 July v South Africa at Bloemfontain 19-28 (+)
2 Aug v South Africa at Durban 19-31 (+)

2010
12 June v Ireland at New Plymouth 66-28 (+)
19 June v Wales at Dunedin 42-9 (+)
26 Jun v Wales at Hamilton 29-10 (+)
10 July v South Africa at Auckland 32-12 (+)
17 July v South Africa at Wellington 31-17 (-)
31 July v Australia at Melbourne 49-28 (+)
7 Aug v Australia at Christchurch 20-10 (-)
22 Aug v South Africa at Johannesburg 29-22 (+)