Asaeli Tikoirotuma
 Asaeli playing for Harlequins | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Birth name | Asaeli T. Tikoirotuma | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 24 June 1986 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Suva, Fiji | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 91 kg (14 st 5 lb; 201 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Marist Brothers High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Asaeli Tikoirotuma (born 24 June 1986) is a Fijian rugby union player. His regular playing position is wing. He currently plays for the London Irish in the Green King IPA Championship[1] In his inaugural Super Rugby season in 2012, he won the Super Rugby title with the Chiefs on 4 August at the 2012 Super Rugby Final at home at Waikato Stadium, Hamilton. At the end of the 2012 season, he scored 7 tries, which meant he was joint 10th with 4 other players on the leading try scorers table.
In October 2013, he was named in the Fiji team to their 2013 end-of-year tour.
On 5 June 2014, Tikoirotuma officially joined Harlequins in England on a two-year contract.[2] However, he was granted early release to join Premiership rivals London Irish for the forthcoming 2015–16 season.[3]
References
- ^ Pegden, Evan (11 February 2012). "Nerves or not, Chiefs' Tex has set his goals". Super Rugby. Fairfax. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
- ^ "Harlequins sign Fijian back Asaeli Tikoirotuma from the Chiefs in New Zealand". Sky Sports. 5 June 2014.
- ^ "London Irish sign Fiji utility back Asaeli Tikoirotuma from Harlequins". Sky Sports. 6 May 2015. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
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- Fijian rugby union players
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- Rugby union wings
- Manawatu rugby union players
- Fijian expatriate rugby union players
- Expatriate rugby union players in New Zealand
- Expatriate rugby union players in England
- Fijian expatriate sportspeople in New Zealand
- Fiji international rugby union players
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