D'Angelo Leuila

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D'Angelo Leuila
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Full nameAlai D'Angelo Leuila
Date of birth (1997-01-18) 18 January 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Auckland, New Zealand
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight85 kg (187 lb; 13 st 5 lb)
School Papatoetoe High School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre, Fly-half
Current team Waikato, Moana Pasifika
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2019 Auckland 5 (20)
2021– Waikato 21 (60)
2022– Moana Pasifika 6 (9)
Correct as of 28 August 2023
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2016 Samoa U20 4 (40)
2016– Samoa 22 (55)
2018–2019 Samoa A 9 (89)
Correct as of 28 August 2023

Alai D'Angelo Leuila (born 18 January 1997) is a professional rugby union player who plays as a centre for Super Rugby club Moana Pasifika. Born in New Zealand, he represents Samoa at international level after qualifying on ancestry grounds. [1]

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Club career

He was named in the Waikato squad that would go on to win the 2021 Bunnings NPC. [2] [3]

International career

Leuila is a Samoa international, having made his debut in 2016 against Georgia. [4] [5]

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References

  1. "D'Angelo Leuila". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  2. "2021 Waikato Bunnings Warehouse NPC Squad Announced" (Press release). Waikato Rugby. 2 August 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  3. "Premiership squads: Bunnings NPC 2021". Provincial Rugby. 4 August 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  4. "Samoa and Georgia held to draw". Planet Rugby. 11 June 2016. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  5. "D'Angelo Leuila". ESPN Rugby. Retrieved 24 November 2021.