Tepaea Cook-Savage

Tepaea Cook-Savage (born 8 February 2001) is a New Zealand professional rugby union player who plays as a wing and full back. He plays for Waikato and the New Zealand national sevens team.

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

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

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