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AJ Alatimu (born 25 March 1993) is a Samoan rugby union player who plays for the Houston Sabercats of Major League Rugby (MLR) in the United States. His position of choice is fly-half.
Full name | AJ Mamoe Alatimu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 25 March 1993 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Apia, Samoa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 108 kg (238 lb; 17 st 0 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | James Cook High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He also played for Western Force in the World Series Rugby competition.[1]
On 23 August 2019, he was named in Samoa's 34-man training squad for the 2019 Rugby World Cup,[2] before being named in the final 31 on 31 August.[3]
References
edit- ^ "AJ Alatimu". www.itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
- ^ Airey, Thomas (23 August 2019). "Alalatoa headlines Manu Samoa pre-World Cup squad". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
- ^ "Two uncapped players in Samoa squad for Japan". rugbyworldcup.com. Rugby World Cup. 31 August 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
External links
edit- AJ Alatimu at ESPNscrum
- AJ Alatimu at ItsRugby.co.uk