17 Facts About Piri Weepu

Piri Awahou Tihou Weepu was born on 7 September 1983 and is a retired New Zealand rugby union player.

Piri Weepu has represented the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, between 2004 and 2013.

Piri Weepu represented the Hurricanes and Blues in Super Rugby, and Wellington and Auckland in the Mitre 10 Cup.

Piri Weepu attended Te Aute College where he was Head Boy in 2001.

Piri Weepu continued playing and went on to miss a tackle on Casey Laulala, conceding the match-winning try.

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Later Piri Weepu admitted that he could not remember the game at all.

Piri Weepu was not selected for the 2007 Rugby World Cup squad, announced on 22 July 2007, with Crusaders halfback Andrew Ellis preferred.

Landing seven penalties, with only a missed conversion, Piri Weepu was named Man of the Match, helping guide New Zealand to victory, as well as earning him the nicknames "Mr Fixit" and "saviour".

Piri Weepu was left out of the All Blacks squad for the June tests in 2013, being told he needed to work on his speed and defensive ability.

Piri Weepu was named in the squad for the late autumn tour of Argentina, but received little playing time.

Piri Weepu was an integral part of the All Blacks when it came to performing the haka before each game.

Piri Weepu signed to join London Welsh in July 2014 and left the Auckland Blues at the end of the 2014 Super Rugby season.

Piri Weepu is the brother of former rugby league professional Billy Weepu.

Piri Weepu revealed in 2020 that he still resides in Wainuiomata, Lower Hutt, and that he suffered a stroke in 2014 while playing for London Welsh, where scans found blood clots in his Broca's area, which made him talk nonsensically like a baby for a while.

Piri Weepu suffered from weight issues, alcoholism, depression and self harm tendencies throughout his playing career, as well as sleep apnoea.

Piri Weepu started season one with a biometric age of 59 as a 37-year-old, was the only member who is petrified of heights in season 1, and he had a new son between the two seasons.

Piri Weepu tried intermittent fasting, but it didn't work because he cut carbs completely off his diet, but he turned his diet rich in seafood-based protein as a presenter of an outdoor hunting and fishing show.