Aliki Fakate

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Aliki Fakate
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Birth nameAlikisio Fakate
Date of birth (1985-09-04) 4 September 1985 (age 37)
Height2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)
Weight130 kg (290 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2007-2010
2010-Present
Lyon OU
Montpellier
42 (5)
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
France A 3 (0)

Aliki Fakate (born 4 September 1985) is a French rugby union lock.

Born at Nouméa, New Caledonia, he plays for Montpellier, where he moved from Pro D2 club Lyon OU. He debuted for Lyon on 27 October 2007 against Racing Metro.

Fakate also represented France A against Italy A in the Nations Cup on 12 June 2009.

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