Nepo Eti Laulala (born 6 November 1991) is a professional rugby union player who plays as a prop for Top 14 club Toulouse.

[5] Although Counties Manukau failed to make the playoffs, Laulala did enough to convince All Black Head Coach, Steve Hansen, to re-select him.

[6] On 22 October 2020, it was confirmed that Laulala would leave the Chiefs to join Auckland-based Blues prior to the 2021 Super Rugby season.

He was a last-minute selection for the second Bledisloe Cup test against Australia (a 35–29 win to New Zealand), after 95-test veteran Owen Franks tore his Achilles tendon the day before the match.

Laulala failed to make the field for the All Blacks during the 2018 mid-year tests and was not selected due to injury, much like his injured Chiefs teammate Kane Hames.

Laulala was named in the extended 51-man squad for the 2018 end-of-year tour and was subsequently given a spot on the bench for the third Bledisloe Cup test against Australia's Wallabies for 2018, displacing Ofa Tu'ungafasi from the match-day 23.

[9] A strong performance against Australia saw Laulala replace Franks in two crucial tests during the tour, against England and Ireland, the latter of whom defeated New Zealand for only the second time in history, with the All Blacks losing 9–16.

[11] On 28 August, All Blacks Head Coach, Steve Hansen named Laulala as one of 31 players in New Zealand's squad for the 2019 Rugby World Cup.

[12] With Owen Franks missing out on the squad entirely, the selection of Laulala and Angus Ta'avao received widespread news coverage.