Te Paea Cook-Savage plays for Waikato and has featured at full back.[7] In 2021 he was Waikato's top points scorer and was subsequently called up to New Zealand Under 20's side.[8]
He was called-up to the New Zealand national rugby sevens team team for the first time in December 2022.[9] The following month he signed a two-year contract with the New Zealand Sevens side. [10][11] He was a member of the New Zealand Sevens team that won the Hong Kong Sevens title in April 2024.[12][13]