Lee-Roy Atalifo
Appearance
Date of birth | 10 May 1988 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Rotuma, Fiji | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 135 kg (21 st 4 lb; 298 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Lelean Memorial School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lee Roy Atalifo, (born 10 May 1988) is a Fiji professional Rugby union footballer. He was part of the Fijian squad at the 2015 Rugby World Cup.[1][2] Atalifo works as a firefighter for the National Fire Authority in Fiji.[3][4] In 2015 he joined Italian club Rugby Rovigo Delta.[5] He was named in Canterbury's squad for the 2016 Mitre 10 Cup.[6][7]
On 27 April 2017, Atalifo signs for English club Jersey Reds in the RFU Championship from the 2017-18 season.[8]
References
- ^ "Profile". ESPN. 17 April 2014. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
- ^ "Fiji confirm Rugby World Cup squad". Planet Rugby. 21 August 2015. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
- ^ "Atalifo ready to be a Flying Fijian at the RWC". NFA.com.fj. 2015. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
- ^ Kumar, Ritesh (30 August 2015). "Firefighter Lee-Roy Ready". Retrieved 2 October 2015.
- ^ Mele, Kalesi (27 October 2015). "Prop joins Italy club". Fiji Times Online. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
- ^ "2016 Canterbury Mitre 10 Cup squad announced". voxy.co.nz. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
- ^ Bola, Osea (11 August 2016). "Props For Mitre 10". Fiji Sun.com.fj. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
- ^ "Lee Roy Atalifo among four props signed by Jersey Reds". BBC Sport. 27 April 2017. Retrieved 8 September 2017.