Felix Kalapu (born 27 September 1999) is a New Zealand

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player who plays for the in

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. His playing position is

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. He was named in the Force squad for the

2023 Super Rugby Pacific season The 2023 Super Rugby Pacific Season (known as Harvey Norman Super Rugby Pacific in Australia, Shop N Save Super Rugby Pacific in Fiji and DHL Super Rugby Pacific in New Zealand) was the 28th season of Super Rugby, an annual rugby union competitio ...

. He was also named in the squad for the

2022 Bunnings NPC The 2022 Bunnings NPC season was the 17th season of New Zealand's provincial rugby union competition, the National Provincial Championship, since it turned professional in 2006. It involved the top 14 provincial rugby unions of New Zealand, whic ...

. Kalapu was born in

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, and attended

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. He played for from 2021 to 2022, before joining in 2022. After featuring for during the 2022 pre-season, he joined

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for the

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. He signed for the Force in August 2022 on a three-year deal.

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* New Zealand rugby union players Living people 1999 births Rugby union locks Rugby union flankers Auckland rugby union players Old Glory DC players North Harbour rugby union players Western Force players Rugby union players from Auckland New Zealand expatriate rugby union players in the United States 21st-century New Zealand sportsmen People educated at Auckland Grammar School New South Wales Waratahs players {{NewZealand-rugbyunion-bio-stub