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Wairangi Koopu
| Personal information |
| Full name |
Wairangi Koopu |
| Date of birth |
2 April 1980 (1980-04-02) (age 28) |
| Place of birth |
Opotiki, New Zealand |
| Height |
6 ft 1 in (1.87 m) |
| Weight |
15 st 10 lbs (100 kg) |
| Nickname(s) |
Koops |
| Club information |
| Position(s) |
Second Row |
| Current club |
New Zealand Warriors |
| Number |
11 |
| Youth clubs |
| Years |
Club |
|
Taniwharau
Manurewa Marlins |
| Senior clubs* |
| Years |
Club |
Apps (points) |
| 1999–2007 |
New Zealand Warriors |
158 (136) |
| Representative teams |
| 2004–2005 |
New Zealand |
3 |
|
* Professional club appearances and points
counted for domestic first grade only.
|
Wairangi Koopu is a New Zealand rugby league player. Playing second row for the Warriors he is often labelled "Mr Consistency", clocking up over 50 consecutive games for the club before being sidelined by injury. He is the only Warrior to be fluent in Maori and often appears on Maori Television.[citation needed] He is a part of the iwi Te whanau a apanui.[citation needed]
