Epalahame Faiva stands tall at a height of 1.81 m (5 feet 11 inches). Epalahame Faiva is a New Zealand-born Italian rugby union player who plays as a hooker for Hurricanes in Super Rugby Pacific.
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Epalahame Faiva made his senior debut for Waikato in a Ranfurly Shield defense against Heartland Championship side Horowhenua-Kapiti in July 2013, aged just 19.
Epalahame Faiva made his national provincial championship bow later in 2013, and that was his sole appearance at that level in 2013. From 2013 to 2017, Epalahame Faiva played for Waikato in the Mitre 10 Cup.
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On 13 November 2017, Epalahame Faiva signed for Italy team Benetton in the Pro14 from the 2017–18 season. He played with Benetton until the 2021−2022 season.
On 14 October 2021, Epalahame Faiva was selected by Alessandro Troncon to be part of an Italy A 28-man squad for the 2021 end-of-year rugby union internationals.
On 20 October 2021, Epalahame Faiva made his debut for Italy, scoring a try in Italy’s 17–10 win over Uruguay. On 22nd August 2023, he was named in Italy’s 33-man squad for the 2023 Rugby World Cup.
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