Alex Masibaka

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Alex Masibaka
BornAlexander Masibaka
(2001-08-09) 9 August 2001 (age 24)
Perth, Australia
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight115 kg (254 lb)
Rugby union career
Position Number Eight
Current team Montpellier
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2021–2022 Western Force 2 (0)
2022– Montpellier 6 (0)
2023–2025 →Soyaux Angoulême 41 (85)
Correct as of 22 October 2025

Alexander Masibaka (born 9 August 2001) is a professional rugby union player who plays as a number eight for French Top 14 club Montpellier. Born in Australia, he is eligible to represent Scotland at international level through his Paisley-born mother. [1]

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Club career

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]

International career

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] In October 2025, he was selected for the 2025 Autumn Nations Series. [7]

Reference list

  1. ↑ "Scotland call up player from second tier in France". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
  2. ↑ "Wallabies return for battle with the Blues" (Press release). Western Force. 27 April 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  3. ↑ "Blues prevail over Force in a thriller". SANZAAR. 29 April 2022. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
  4. ↑ The Offside Line, "6N: Alexander Masibaka surprise selection as Scotland call-up five players"
  5. ↑ "Scotland call up player from second tier in France". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
  6. ↑ https://scottishrugby.org/fanzone/maori-all-blacks-26-29-scotland-match-report/
  7. ↑ Petrie, Andrew. "Uncapped trio in Scotland's autumn series squad". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 October 2025.


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