Tavite Lopeti, USA Eagle, MLR Champion
Tavite "Pite: Lopeti: MLR Champion, USA Eagle, St. Mary's Legend
Rugby is the greatest game on earth — and what makes it great is the people. In the debut episode, we sit down with reigning MLR champion and current USA Eagle Tavite Lopeti to trace the whole journey: from an accidental basketball signup in a first-generation Tongan household, to getting battered in his first year of high school rugby, to the fitness boot camp that is St. Mary's, to a debut try for the Eagles — and yes, to that gritty on Ma'a Nonu.
It's an honest, funny, and surprisingly instructive conversation about the…
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