Early life Masoe was born in
Savai'i,
Western Samoa as the second youngest of 13 children. He emigrated to New Zealand aged 8 and was raised in
Wanganui.
Super 14 Masoe used to play for the
Wellington Hurricanes in the
Super 14. He appeared in all 11 Hurricanes matches in the
2005 season. He is capable of playing in all three
loose-forward positions but has been concentrating on the
openside flanker's role. Masoe has good pace and is a strong ball runner and a tough defender.
Sevens He has been a regular member of the
New Zealand Sevens squad in the past and was a member of the
2002 Commonwealth Games gold-winning team.
Handbag incident On the night of the
Super 14 final on 27 May 2006, former
All Black captain
Tana Umaga struck
Hurricanes team mate Chris Masoe over the head with a woman's handbag, breaking her cell phone, after Masoe allegedly attempted to strike another patron. Masoe was fined $3000 by the
NZRU as punishment.
Castres Olympique In 2008, he signed a contract for French
Top 14 team
Castres Olympique. In 2010, he was selected in the
French Barbarians squad to play
Tonga on 26 November.
Toulon In April 2012 it was confirmed Masoe was joining
RC Toulonnais on a three-year deal. In May 2013 he started as
Toulon won the
2013 Heineken Cup Final by 16–15 against
Clermont Auvergne. ==Awards==