Alapati Leiua
Appearance
Birth name | Alapati Leiua | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 21 September 1988 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Malie, Samoa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 100 kg (15 st 10 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Porirua College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University | New Zealand Instituite of Sport | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notable relative(s) | Ofisa Treviranus[1] (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Alapati Leiua (born 21 September 1988 in Samoa) is a rugby union footballer who plays as a centre or wing for Wasps in the Aviva Premiership and the internationally for Samoa.
On 29 April 2014, Leiua moved to England as he signed for the Wasps in the Aviva Premiership for the 2014-15 season.[2] It was announced on 30 January 2017 that he would be starting the 2017/18 season with Bristol Rugby [3]
References
- ^ Said, Nick. "Brotherly love leads Alapati Leiua to Samoa". Rugby Heaven. Fairfax. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
- ^ "Wasps sign Samoan back Alapati Leiua". BBC Sport. 29 April 2014. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
- ^ "Alapati Leiua: Wasps centre to join Bristol for next season". BBC Sport. 30 January 2017.
External links
Categories:
- Use dmy dates from February 2013
- Living people
- Samoan rugby union players
- Hurricanes (rugby union) players
- Wellington rugby union players
- 1988 births
- Rugby union wings
- Rugby union centres
- Samoan emigrants to New Zealand
- People from Porirua
- Samoa international rugby union players
- Super Rugby players
- Wasps RFC players
- Samoan expatriate rugby union players
- Samoan expatriates in the United Kingdom
- Expatriate rugby union players in England
- People from Tuamasaga