AJ Alatimu

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AJ Alatimu
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Full nameAJ Mamoe Alatimu
Date of birth (1993-03-25) 25 March 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Apia, Samoa
Height173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight108 kg (238 lb; 17 st 0 lb)
School James Cook High School
Rugby union career
Position(s) First five-eighth, Centre
Current team Houston Sabercats
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2016 Perth Spirit 8 (6)
2017 Brisbane City 5 (14)
2020–2021 Western Force 0 (0)
Correct as of 10 May 2021
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2013 Samoa U20 4 (28)
2017– Samoa 6 (4)
Correct as of 20 July 2020

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.

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]

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References

  1. "AJ Alatimu". www.itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  2. Airey, Thomas (23 August 2019). "Alalatoa headlines Manu Samoa pre-World Cup squad". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  3. "Two uncapped players in Samoa squad for Japan". rugbyworldcup.com. Rugby World Cup. 31 August 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2019.