Joe Rokocoko
A Fiji-born wing who scored 17 test tries in his first season.
Joe Rokocoko is a former New Zealand wing who won 68 caps for the All Blacks between 2003 and 2010 and scored 46 tries, making him the country's joint-third-highest try scorer. He played for the Blues and Auckland, then for the French clubs Bayonne and Racing 92.
Quick Facts
- Full name
- Josevata Taliga Rokocoko
- Born
- 6 June 1983
- Birthplace
- Nadi, Fiji
- Height
- 188 cm / 6 ft 2 in
- Weight
- 104 kg / 229 lb
- School
- St. Kentigern College
- Relatives
- Joeli Vidiri (cousin)
- Position
- Wing
Lore & Background
Rokocoko was born in Nadi, Fiji, in 1983 and moved to New Zealand with his family at five, growing up in Weymouth, South Auckland. He went to James Cook High School, won a scholarship to Saint Kentigern College, made the 2001 national secondary schools team and played for New Zealand at under-16, under-19 and under-21 level.
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