Alofa Alofa
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alofa Alofa | ||
| Nickname | Bread | ||
| Born |
12 March 1991 Auckland, New Zealand | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Weight | 94 kg (14 st 11 lb) | ||
| School(s) attended | Canterbury Boys' High School | ||
| Club information | |||
| Playing position | Wing/Centre | ||
| Current club | Harlequins | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Pts)† |
| 2011–12 | Sydney Roosters | () | |
| 2013–14 | West Harbour | 17 | (65) |
| 2014 | Waratahs | 14 | (25) |
| 2014–16 | La Rochelle | 19 | (35) |
| Representative team(s)‡ | |||
| 2014– | Samoa | 3 | (0) |
| Sydney East Schools | () | ||
| Combined High Schools | () | ||
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* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 25 April 2015. | |||
Alofa Alofa (born 12 March 1991) is a New Zealand-Australian Samoan international rugby union player who currently plays as a centre for Harlequins in the English Aviva Premiership.[1][2]
Career
Alofa was born in Auckland, New Zealand but emigrated to Australia with his family aged four. He started out his professional career in rugby league with the Sydney Roosters, and switched to union in 2013. He scored 13 tries during the 2013 Shute Shield season, this brought him to the attention of the Waratahs who named him in their wider training group for the 2014 Super Rugby season. Alofa made his first appearance in week 1 of the campaign and marked his debut with a try in a 43-21 win over the Western Force in Sydney.[3][4]
Internationally, Alofa was eligible to play for New Zealand due to it being the country of his birth. He was also able to play for the Wallabies by virtue of residency, and Samoa through his Samoan born parents, the Samoan ministers Kaisala and Tusi.[5] On 14 November 2014, he made his international debut for Samoa against Canada, starting on the right wing.
References
- ↑ "Alofa Alofa Waratahs Player Profile". Waratahs Rugby. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
- ↑ "Alofa Alofa Player Statistics". itsrugby. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
- ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Waratahs 43-21 Force". South African Rugby Union. 23 February 2014. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
- ↑ "Waratahs prepared to test Alofa Alofa in Super Rugby opener against Western Force". Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax. 21 February 2014. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
- ↑ Departing NSW star wants to finish on high