Maselino Paulino (born 21 June 1988) is a Samoan rugby union player who plays as a second-row or flanker.
| Date of birth | 21 June 1988 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Samoa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 118 kg (18 st 8 lb; 260 lb) [2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He made his debut for the Samoa national rugby union team in September 2008, playing against New Zealand in New Plymouth. He has made 7 appearances for his country to date, spread over 8 calendar years. His last appearance came in the June 2015 international victory against Canada, but Paulino was not selected to be a part of Samoa's final squad for the 2015 Rugby World Cup. He stands at 205 cm in height, slightly under 6 ft 9 in.[citation needed]
Paulino joined the Scarlets in October 2015, originally signing on trial before signing a season-long contract.[3] To date, Paulino has received 3 yellow cards in 15 appearances, and he was also suspended for 3 weeks for striking Courtney Lawes in the Rugby Challenge Cup match against Northampton Saints in January 2016.[4] In March 2016, Lyon announced that they had signed Paulino for the 2016–17 season.[5] On 14 February 2017, Paulino would leave Lyon to join Pro D2 club RC Narbonne from the 2017–18 season.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Ultimate Rugby : Maselino Paulino". Ultimaterugby.com. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
- ^ "Maselino Paulino". Llanelli RFC. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
- ^ "Samoan international bolsters Scarlets pack". Scarlets. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
- ^ "Scarlets Samoan lock Maselino Paulino banned for Lawes 'strike'". BBC. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
- ^ "Officiel : Le LOU enregistre ses 12 premières recrues". Lyon OU. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
- ^ "Lyon and Samoa second-rower Maselino Paulino signs for RC Narbonne". Rugbyrama.fr. 14 March 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2017.