Sosefo Losino ‘Apikotoa was born on 18 July 1996 and is a rugby union player, who currently plays as a prop for Hawke’s Bay in New Zealand’s domestic National Provincial Championship competition and for Moana Pasifika in Super Rugby.
Advertisement
He was born and raised in New Zealand, but represents Tonga internationally, for which he is eligible due to his Tongan descent.
‘Apikotoa was born in Wellington and attended St Patrick’s College, Silverstream, where he played both rugby and league.
He played for his school’s 1st XV team in the Wellington Premiership 1st XV competition in 2012, 2013, and 2014.
After his return from a brief league stint in Australia, ‘Apikotoa played for Hutt Old Boys-Marist in the Wellington Premier Club rugby competition.
He was part of the Wellington U19 team that finished fifth at the Jock Hobbs Memorial National U19 tournament in 2015.
In 2012 and 2013, ‘Apikotoa played for the Wellington Orcas U17 team. He was named the Wellington Orcas 17s Player of the Year and Junior Player of the Year in 2013. A year later, he played for the premier Wellington Orcas squad.
While still at school, he signed a 2-year contract with Melbourne Storm (starting in November 2014), but in December 2014 he returned home to New Zealand and from then on focused on playing rugby.
Advertisement
‘Apikotoa was invited to attend a New Zealand U20 Development Camp in November 2015 and a U20 trial camp in March 2016, but wasn’t named in the New Zealand Under-20 squad for the 2016 Oceania Rugby Under 20 Championship and the 2016 World Rugby Under 20 Championship.
On 27 May 2022, ‘Apikotoa – who is of Tongan descent – was named in the Tongan national team for the 2022 Pacific Nations Cup and the Asia/Pacific qualification match for the 2023 Rugby World Cup. He made his international test debut for Tonga on 2 July 2022 against Fiji.
In 2013, ‘Apikotoa played for the New Zealand Residents U18 team and played two tests against Australian Secondary Schools XIII. A year later, he was selected again and played two tests against the New South Wales-based Taurahere Kiwis.
Joe Apikotoa Girlfriend: Is Joe Apikotoa In A Relationship?
The data available is on Joe Apikotoa very minimal and does not point to his past and present relationships or engagements. As of now, we can only say he is not in any relationship is not married yet, and has no kids either. Any time there is credible information on his nuclear family status we will update his profile.
Leave a Reply