Lee-Roy Atalifo

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Lee-Roy Atalifo
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Full nameLee-Roy Eliki Atalifo
Date of birth (1988-03-10) 10 March 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Rotuma, Fiji
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight134 kg (295 lb; 21 st 1 lb)
School Lelean Memorial School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
Current team Edinburgh Rugby
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2015–2016 Rovigo Delta 12 (5)
2016 Canterbury 4 (0)
2017–2020 Jersey Reds 57 (5)
2020–2023 Edinburgh Rugby 33 (10)
Correct as of 26 April 2023
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2015– Fiji 13 (0)
2015 Fiji Warriors 4 (0)
Correct as of 6 April 2023

Lee Roy Atalifo, (born 10 March 1988) is a Fijian rugby union player who last played for Edinburgh Rugby in the United Rugby Championship.

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Career

He was part of the Fijian squad at the 2015 Rugby World Cup. [1] [2] Atalifo works as a firefighter for the National Fire Authority in Fiji. [3] [4] In 2015 he joined Italian club Rugby Rovigo Delta. [5] He was named in Canterbury's squad for the 2016 Mitre 10 Cup. [6] [7]

On 27 April 2017, Atalifo signed for English club Jersey Reds in the RFU Championship from the 2017-18 season. [8]

On 11 March 2020, Atalifo signed for Edinburgh Rugby in the United Rugby Championship from the 2020–21 season. [9]

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References

  1. ↑ "Profile". ESPN. 17 April 2014. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
  2. ↑ "Fiji confirm Rugby World Cup squad". Planet Rugby. 21 August 2015. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
  3. ↑ "Atalifo ready to be a Flying Fijian at the RWC". NFA.com.fj. 2015. Archived from the original on 3 October 2015. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
  4. ↑ Kumar, Ritesh (30 August 2015). "Firefighter Lee-Roy Ready" . Retrieved 2 October 2015.
  5. ↑ Mele, Kalesi (27 October 2015). "Prop joins Italy club". Fiji Times Online. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  6. ↑ "2016 Canterbury Mitre 10 Cup squad announced". voxy.co.nz. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
  7. ↑ Bola, Osea (11 August 2016). "Props For Mitre 10". Fiji Sun.com.fj. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  8. ↑ "Lee Roy Atalifo among four props signed by Jersey Reds". BBC Sport. 27 April 2017. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
  9. ↑ "Lee-Roy Atalifo: Edinburgh sign Fiji prop for next season". BBC Sport. 11 March 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
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