Joe Tekori is one of the most exciting players currently in the Top 14. A powerful runner with the ball-in-hand, Tekori topped the lock statistics in the 2010/11 Top 14. He made more carries, metres, clean breaks, offloads, beat more defenders, and made more passes than any other lock forward in the competition. He made his debut for Samoa in 2007 against South Africa and appeared in all four World Cup games in 2007.