Birth name | Alexander Masibaka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 9 August 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Perth, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 115 kg (254 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Alexander Masibaka (born 9 August 2001) is a professional rugby union player who plays as a number eight for French Pro D2 club Soyaux Angoulême XV Charente on loan from Montpellier. Born in Australia, he is eligible to represent Scotland at international level through his Paisley-born mother. [1]
He was named in the Force squad as for Round 11 of the 2022 Super Rugby Pacific season. [2] He made his debut in the same fixture, coming on as a replacement. [3]
Masibaka is eligible for Australia through birth, Scotland through his Paisley born mother, [4] and Fiji through his father.
In January 2025, following an injury to Josh Bayliss and despite playing in the French second tier, he received a call up to the Scotland senior training squad for the 2025 Six Nations. It was understood that the Scotland management staff had been tracking his progress as early as 2021. [5]
He played for Scotland in the non-cap match against Māori All Blacks on 5 July 2025. [6]