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Asaeli Tikoirotuma (born 24 June 1986) is a Fijian rugby union player. His regular playing position is wing.
 Asaeli playing for Harlequins | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Birth name | Asaeli T. Tikoirotuma | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 24 June 1986 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Suva, Dominion of 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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Until 2018 he played 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
edit- ^ 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.
External links
edit- Asaeli Tikoirotuma at Premiership Rugby
- Asaeli Tikoirotuma at ESPNscrum
- Asaeli Tikoirotuma at ItsRugby.co.uk
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