Tepaea Cook-Savage

Tepaea Cook-Savage
Born (2001-02-08) 8 February 2001
Kaitaia, New Zealand
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight86 kg (190 lb)
SchoolSt. Paul's Collegiate School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing, Fullback
Current team Chiefs
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2021– Waikato 43 (120)
2026– Chiefs 4 (5)
Correct as of 26 April 2026
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2024– New Zealand 7s 0 (0)
Correct as of 26 April 2026

Tepaea Cook-Savage (born 8 February 2001) is a New Zealand professional rugby union player who plays as a fullback for Super Rugby club Chiefs and previously played for National Provincial Championship club Waikato and the New Zealand sevens.[1][2][3]

Early life

He attended St Paul's Collegiate School in Hamilton, New Zealand and captained their first XV rugby team in 2019.[4][5] That year, he also played for the New Zealand Barbarian Schools side.[6]

Career

Te Paea Cook-Savage played for Waikato and has featured at full back.[7] In 2021 he was Waikato's top points scorer and was subsequently called up to New Zealand Under 20's side.[8]

He was called-up to the New Zealand national rugby sevens team for the first time in December 2022.[9] The following month he signed a two-year contract with the New Zealand Sevens side. [10][11] He was a member of the New Zealand Sevens team that won the Hong Kong Sevens title in April 2024.[12][13]

He competed for New Zealand at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[14][15]

Ahead of the 2026 season, he left the New Zealand Rugby Sevens programme and signed for Super Rugby side Chiefs.[16]

References

  1. ↑ "T.Cook-Savage". All.Rugby. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  2. ↑ "T.Cook-Savage". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  3. ↑ "T.Cook-Savage". Its Rugby. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  4. ↑ "UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO CHIEFS UNDER 18 DEVELOPMENT TEAMS NAMED". Chiefs.co.nz. 12 July 2019. Archived from the original on 15 May 2024. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  5. ↑ Constable, Andrew (23 May 2019). "1st XV Rugby season swings into action". hail.to. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  6. ↑ "English Championship player dominates the best NZ club players". Rugby Onslaught. 30 September 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  7. ↑ Smith, Sam (14 September 2022). "Watch: 21-year-old fullback ignites try-of-the-season contender from inside 22". Rugby Pass. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  8. ↑ "Rugby: Ex Mangonui sub-union players named in Junior All Blacks". Northland Age. 17 May 2021. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  9. ↑ Chapman, Grant (9 December 2022). "Rugby Sevens: Tepaea Cook-Savage eyes All Blacks Sevens debut at Cape Town world series tournament". Newshub. Archived from the original on 8 December 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  10. ↑ "Carlos Spencer's son Payton among new signings for All Blacks Sevens squad". Stuff.co.nz. 16 June 2023. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  11. ↑ "ALL BLACKS SEVENS SIGN EXCITING NEW TALENT". Allblacks.com. 17 January 2023. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  12. ↑ "New Zealand teams win men's and women's titles at the Hong Kong Sevens". Associated Press. 7 April 2024. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  13. ↑ Morton, Finn (7 April 2024). "New Zealand move closer to Hong Kong double with wins over Australia". Rugby Pass. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  14. ↑ "Rugby Sevens teams named for Paris Olympics". allblacks.com. 21 June 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  15. ↑ "New Zealand - Rugby Sevens Olympic Games Paris 2024". www.world.rugby. 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  16. ↑ Morton, Finn (6 November 2025). "New era for All Blacks Sevens as stars exit for Super Rugby moves". Rugby Pass. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
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