Losi Filipo

Losilosivale Filipo is a New Zealand rugby union player of Samoan descent.

Early life and education

Filipo hails from Porirua and was a boarder at St Patrick's College, Silverstream. He represented New Zealand under-16s in rugby league and was a New Zealand Schools rugby union player.
When he was 17, Filipo got charged with assaulting four people, two of them female, during a fight in central Wellington. He was discharged without conviction by a district court judge who took into account Filipo's future rugby prospects had he been convicted, a decision that prompted public outcry. Police appealed the ruling to the High Court and Filipo was subsequently sentenced to nine months supervision.

Filipo, an outside back, made his Wellington provincial debut in 2017. He is a former Samoa under-20s captain and in 2019 was named in a New Zealand Sevens development squad. In 2021, Filipo debuted for Samoa in a win over Tonga at Waikato Stadium, which secured the country's qualification for the 2023 World Cup.