Jale Vakaloloma

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Jale Railala Vakaloloma
Birth nameJale Railala Naulu Volau Vakaloloma
Date of birth (1996-08-10) 10 August 1996 (age 28)
Place of birthFiji
Height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight125 kg (19 st 10 lb)
SchoolLelean Memorial School
UniversityFiji National University
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker
Current team San Diego Legion
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2018-19 Easts ()
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2018–2019 Brisbane City 1 (0)
2019–2020 Glasgow Warriors 0 (0)
2023– San Diego Legion ()
Super Rugby
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2020 Boroughmuir Bears 1 (0)
2020 Stirling County 1 (0)
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2018 Fiji 'A'

Jale Railala Vakaloloma (born 10 August 1996) is a Fijian rugby union player who plays for the San Diego Legion in Major League Rugby (MLR). He previously was signed to the Glasgow Warriors in the Pro14 competition. [1] His position of choice is Blindside flanker. [2]

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Rugby Union career

Amateur career

Vakaloloma played for Easts in Australia. [2]

Professional career

He also represented Brisbane City in the 2018 National Rugby Championship. [3] [4]

He signed for Glasgow Warriors on 18 July 2019. [2]

He played for two sides in Scotland's professional Super 6 league in 2020 on his return from shoulder injury:- Boroughmuir Bears and Stirling County. [5] [6]

On 1 October 2020 it was announced that he had been released by Glasgow Warriors. [7]

International career

He was called up and played 3 matches from the bench for Fiji 'A' in 2018 and is thus tied to Fiji. [2]

He has been called up to the Fiji world cup training squad for 2019. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ "Warriors sign versatile Fijian forward". Glasgow Warriors. 18 July 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Jale Vakaloloma". Glasgow Warriors.
  3. ↑ "NRC: Cooper leads Brisbane City to Queensland derby win". Rugby.com.au. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  4. ↑ Barnes, David (18 July 2019). "Glasgow Warriors sign Fijian forward Jale Vakaloloma". The Offside Line.
  5. ↑ @MarkPalmerST (10 January 2020). "Look forward to hearing from @DavidBarnes0603 how Jale Vakaloloma gets on for @MuirBears tonight. The Fijian, who i…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  6. ↑ @Sthrn_Knights (16 February 2020). "Replacements for @StirlingCounty. Number 6 George Arnott and 13 Robbie Kent came off and were replaced by 19 Jale V…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  7. ↑ "Glasgow Warriors sign Tongan international flanker Fotu Lokotui". October 2020.
  8. ↑ "Glasgow snap up Jale Vakaloloma, the Fijian World Cup prospect". www.rugbypass.com.


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