He previously played for both the Wests Tigers and the South Sydney Rabbitohs with whom he won the 2014 NRL Grand Final.

Between 2014 and 2020 he played professional rugby union, featuring as a centre at international level for England and the British & Irish Lions.

Te'o moved to Australia at the age of 17 and lived on the Gold Coast in Queensland, playing rugby league with Keebra Park State High School.

[2] In the 2007 NRL season Te'o debuted for the Wests Tigers in Round 9 against the St George Illawarra Dragons, and scored his first try in first grade the next week against the New Zealand Warriors.

In September 2007, he was called into the New Zealand national rugby league team train-on squad with several other Wests Tigers players but was not selected for the tour of Great Britain.

[5] He was overlooked for the first two Samoa matches, but made his international debut on 9 November at CUA Stadium against France, scoring two tries.

[citation needed] On 2 May 2012, it was announced Te'o had agreed to terms with the South Sydney Rabbitohs up until the end of the 2015 NRL season.

Te'o scored a crucial try against the Sydney Roosters in the semi-final of the 2014 NRL finals series, upon returning from suspension for a chicken wing tackle on Sam Thaiday.

After only three weeks he was named in the starting squad for Leinster after coach Matt O'Connor described him as an outstanding athlete.

[15] On 22 December 2015, Te'o signed with English club Worcester Warriors in the Aviva Premiership from the 2016–17 season.