Auvasa Faleali'i (born 9 February 1990) is a New Zealand-born Samoan rugby union player.[1]
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| Date of birth | 9 February 1990 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 198 lb (90 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | De La Salle College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Biography
editRaised in Auckland, Faleali'i is the youngest of five brothers and was educated at De La Salle College, where he co-captained the first XV. He competed in the NPC with Auckland and was their "rookie of the year" in 2009.[2]
Faleali'i, a scrum-half, has played with the Greater Sydney Rams, Randwick and Waratahs (Newcastle) in Australia. He was selected to the New South Wales Barbarians squad in 2013 for a tour of Argentina.[3]
In 2015, Faleali'i was signed by French club USO Nevers.[4]
Faleali'i debuted for Samoa at the 2017 World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup.[5]
References
edit- ^ Callinan, Josh (15 June 2017). "Faleali'i on world rugby stage". Newcastle Herald.
- ^ Hume, Tim (27 September 2009). "Auckland NPC player tells of killer brother". Stuff.co.nz.
- ^ Gardiner, James (17 July 2013). "Auvasa earns plane ticket to Argentina". Newcastle Herald.
- ^ "Rugby/Fédérale 1 : le Samoan Auvasa Falealii dernière recrue de l'USO Nevers". www.lejdc.fr (in French). 23 June 2015.
- ^ "Sport: Teams tinkered with for PNC rugby climax". Radio New Zealand. 13 July 2017.
External links
edit- Auvasa Faleali'i at ESPNscrum