Alofa Alofa
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| Full name | Alofa Alofa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 12 March 1991 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 94 kg (14 st 11 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Canterbury Boys' High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Alofa Alofa (born 12 March 1991) is a Samoan international rugby union footballer who plays as a centre for Harlequins in the English Gallagher Premiership.[1][2]
Background
Alofa was born in Auckland, New Zealand but emigrated to Australia with his family aged four.
Career
Rugby League
He started out his professional career in rugby league with the Sydney Roosters, and switched to union in 2013.
Rugby Union
He scored 13 tries during the 2013 Shute Shield season, this brought him to the attention of the Waratahs who named him in their wider training group for the 2014 Super Rugby season. Alofa made his first appearance in week 1 of the campaign and marked his debut with a try in a 43-21 win over the WesternForce in Sydney.[3][4]
Internationally, Alofa was eligible to play for New Zealand due to it being the country of his birth. He was also able to play for the Wallabies by virtue of residency, and Samoa through his Samoan born parents, the Samoan ministers Kaisala and Tusi.[5] On 14 November 2014, he made his international debut for Samoa against Canada, starting on the right wing.
References
- ^ "Alofa Alofa Waratahs Player Profile". Waratahs Rugby. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
- ^ "Alofa Alofa Player Statistics". itsrugby. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Waratahs 43–21 Force". South African Rugby Union. 23 February 2014. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
- ^ "Waratahs prepared to test Alofa Alofa in Super Rugby opener against Western Force". Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax. 21 February 2014. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
- ^ Departing NSW star wants to finish on high
External links
- Alofa Alofa at Premiership Rugby
- Alofa Alofa at ESPNscrum
- Alofa Alofa at ItsRugby.co.uk
- 1991 births
- Living people
- Australian rugby union players
- Australian rugby league players
- Australian sportspeople of Samoan descent
- Samoa international rugby union players
- New South Wales Waratahs players
- Stade Rochelais players
- Newtown Jets NSW Cup players
- Rugby union wings
- New Zealand emigrants to Australia
- Rugby union players from Auckland
- People educated at Canterbury Boys' High School
- Australian expatriate rugby union players
- Expatriate rugby union players in France
- Rugby league players from Auckland
- Rugby league fullbacks
- Samoan rugby union players
- Rugby union players from Sydney
- Rugby league players from Sydney
- Samoan expatriate rugby union players
- Australian expatriate sportspeople in England
- Samoan expatriate sportspeople in England
- Samoan expatriate sportspeople in France
- Expatriate rugby union players in England
- Randwick DRUFC players