Filipo Levi
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Filipo Levi is a New Zealand-born Samoan rugby union footballer.
Levi is a current member of the Manu Samoa 2011 Rugby World Cup
squad.
He is a specialist Lock and can also play number eight and blindside.
Levi was also apart of the Manu Samoa 2007 Rugby World Cup
squad but a severe eye socket injury forced him out of the tournament.
In 2008 Levi took over the Manu Samoa captaincy after long time captain Semo Sititi
focused on playing and all but retired from International duties.
New Zealand
Levi grew up in Auckland before moving to Dunedin. He attended school at Logan Park High School before joining Otago Boys High School where they won the national 1st XV competition in 1998.
Levi was then selected for the New Zealand Colts that won the 2000 U21 World Cup in New Zealand playing alongside Richie McCaw and Jerry Collins.
Levi played for Alhambra and Otago before signing up for Super 12 side The Highlanders and went on to become one of their most capped players.
After becoming capped by the Manu Samoa he became ineligible for the All Blacks meaning he could not play in the Super 14, so he took up a contract in Japan.
England
In February 2009 The Ospreys signed him from Japanese side Ricoh Black Rams
. At the end of the season he signed for Guinness Premiership
side Newcastle Falcons
as primarily a back row player. .
In November 2011, Nottingham
signed him from Newcastle Falcons
until the end of this term.
Career
InternationalLevi is a current member of the Manu Samoa 2011 Rugby World Cup
2011 Rugby World Cup
The 2011 Rugby World Cup was the seventh Rugby World Cup, a quadrennial international rugby union competition inaugurated in 1987. The International Rugby Board selected New Zealand as the host country in preference to Japan and South Africa at a meeting in Dublin on 17 November 2005...
squad.
He is a specialist Lock and can also play number eight and blindside.
Levi was also apart of the Manu Samoa 2007 Rugby World Cup
2007 Rugby World Cup
The 2007 Rugby World Cup was the sixth Rugby World Cup, a quadrennial international rugby union competition inaugurated in 1987. Twenty nations competed for the Webb Ellis Cup in the tournament, which was hosted by France from 7 September to 20 October. France won the hosting rights in 2003,...
squad but a severe eye socket injury forced him out of the tournament.
In 2008 Levi took over the Manu Samoa captaincy after long time captain Semo Sititi
Semo Sititi
Semo Sititi is a rugby union footballer in Samoa. He was born in Moto'otua.-Career:He is a flanker and currently plays for Ricoh in Japan, having previously played for Celtic League side Border Reivers and Manu Samoa internationally. He made his test debut in 1999 against Japan in Apia, Samoa...
focused on playing and all but retired from International duties.
New Zealand
Levi grew up in Auckland before moving to Dunedin. He attended school at Logan Park High School before joining Otago Boys High School where they won the national 1st XV competition in 1998.
Levi was then selected for the New Zealand Colts that won the 2000 U21 World Cup in New Zealand playing alongside Richie McCaw and Jerry Collins.
Levi played for Alhambra and Otago before signing up for Super 12 side The Highlanders and went on to become one of their most capped players.
After becoming capped by the Manu Samoa he became ineligible for the All Blacks meaning he could not play in the Super 14, so he took up a contract in Japan.
England
In February 2009 The Ospreys signed him from Japanese side Ricoh Black Rams
Ricoh Black Rams
Ricoh Black Rams is a Japanese rugby union team in the Top League. Placed 10th in the 2004-5 season which meant it had to win a play-off against one of the top regional teams to stay in the league, as it did.Slogan for 2006 season: TAFU...
. At the end of the season he signed for Guinness Premiership
Guinness Premiership
The English Premiership, also currently known as the Aviva Premiership because of the league's sponsorship by Aviva, is a professional league competition for rugby union football clubs in the top division of the English rugby system. There are twelve clubs in the Premiership...
side Newcastle Falcons
Newcastle Falcons
The Newcastle Falcons is an English rugby union team currently playing in the Aviva Premiership. The club was established in 1877 and played under the name of Gosforth Football Club until 1990. The name was then changed to Newcastle Gosforth and the club began to play at Kingston Park stadium in...
as primarily a back row player. .
In November 2011, Nottingham
Nottingham R.F.C.
Nottingham Rugby Football Club are a rugby union club based in Nottingham, England. The club's first team currently play in the Championship, the second tier of English Rugby....
signed him from Newcastle Falcons
Newcastle Falcons
The Newcastle Falcons is an English rugby union team currently playing in the Aviva Premiership. The club was established in 1877 and played under the name of Gosforth Football Club until 1990. The name was then changed to Newcastle Gosforth and the club began to play at Kingston Park stadium in...
until the end of this term.