Tele'a crossed again in Round 4 vs the Bulls in Pretoria, scoring impressively to dot the ball down as two defenders forced him into touch.

Tele'a was named in the Tasman squad for the 2020 Mitre 10 Cup making his debut for the Mako in Round 1 against Counties Manukau.

In Round 3 of the 2021 Bunnings NPC Tele'a suffered a season ending injury while playing for Tasman against Northland.

On 30 June 2022, after an impressive 2022 Super Rugby season with the Blues, Tele'a was called in to the All Blacks squad as a replacement.

[9] He was dropped by New Zealand ahead of their quarter-final match against Ireland due to a breach of team protocol.