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| Date of birth | 9 February 1990 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 198 lb (90 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | De La Salle College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Auvasa Faleali'i (born 9 February 1990) is a New Zealand-born Samoan rugby union player. [1]
Raised in Auckland, Faleali'i is the youngest of five brothers and was educated at De La Salle College, where he co-captained the first XV. He competed in the NPC with Auckland and was their "rookie of the year" in 2009. [2]
Faleali'i, a scrum-half, has played with the Greater Sydney Rams, Randwick and Waratahs (Newcastle) in Australia. He was selected to the New South Wales Barbarians squad in 2013 for a tour of Argentina. [3]
In 2015, Faleali'i was signed by French club USO Nevers. [4]
Faleali'i debuted for Samoa at the 2017 World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup. [5]
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