Tone Kopelani
| Full name | Tone Alefa Kopelani | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 22 April 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Auckland | ||
| Height | 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Weight | 106 kg (234 lb) | ||
| Rugby league career | |||
| Position | Second Row | ||
| Amateur clubs | |||
| Years | Club / team | ||
| 1995-1996 | New Zealand Schools
New Zealand U18 | ||
| Professional clubs | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 1997 | Penrith Panthers U19 (Super League) Australia | ||
| National teams | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 1997 | Junior Kiwis | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Hooker | ||
| Professional / senior clubs | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2008-2011 2011 |
Bourgoin Grenoble |
54 22 |
(15) (5) |
| Provincial/State sides | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 1999,2001-2006 2007 2012 |
Canterbury Wellington Northland |
43 3 9 |
(10) (5) (5) |
| Super Rugby | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2004-2006 2007 |
Crusaders Hurricanes |
31 8 |
(5) (0) |
| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2007 | Junior All Blacks | 3 | (0) |
Tone Kopelani (born 22 April 1978) is a New Zealand rugby union player. In 1997 Kopelani played rugby league in the U19 Super League (Australia) competition for the Penrith Panthers. He was selected for the Junior Kiwis before returning to New Zealand and converting to rugby union. Kopelani made his debut for Canterbury as a flanker in the National Provincial Championship in 1999. He changed his position to hooker in 2001 and went on to play for Canterbury and Wellington in the Air New Zealand Cup and for the Crusaders and Hurricanes in the Super 14 Rugby competition. He was also selected for the Junior All Blacks in 2007. In 2008 Kopelani signed with French club CS Bourgoin Jallieu in the Top 14 competition for three seasons. In 2011 Kopelani joined FC Grenoble in the Pro D2 competition where they won promotion to the Top 14. In 2012 Kopelani returned to New Zealand and signed with Northland in the ITM Cup.