Maselino Paulino

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Maselino Paulino
Date of birth (1988-06-21) 21 June 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Samoa
Height2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) [1]
Weight118 kg (18 st 8 lb; 260 lb) [2]
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock, Flanker
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2011-12
2015–2016
2016–2017
2017–2018
2018-
Hawke's Bay
Scarlets
Lyon
RC Narbonne
Stade Montois
7
16
11
15
32
(5)
(0)
(0)
(10)
(15)
Correct as of 29 December 2019 @ 09:31:42 AM(AEST)
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2008– Samoa 7 (0)
Correct as of 6 April 2016

Maselino Paulino (born 21 June 1988) is a Samoan rugby union player who plays as a second-row or flanker.

He made his debut for the Samoa national rugby union team in September 2008, playing against New Zealand in New Plymouth. He has made 7 appearances for his country to date, spread over 8 calendar years. His last appearance came in the June 2015 international victory against Canada, but Paulino was not selected to be a part of Samoa's final squad for the 2015 Rugby World Cup. He stands at 205 cm in height, slightly under 6 ft 9 in.[ citation needed ]

Paulino joined the Scarlets in October 2015, originally signing on trial before signing a season-long contract. [3] To date, Paulino has received 3 yellow cards in 15 appearances, and he was also suspended for 3 weeks for striking Courtney Lawes in the Rugby Challenge Cup match against Northampton Saints in January 2016. [4] In March 2016, Lyon announced that they had signed Paulino for the 2016–17 season. [5] On 14 February 2017, Paulino would leave Lyon to join Pro D2 club RC Narbonne from the 2017–18 season. [6]

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References

  1. "Ultimate Rugby : Maselino Paulino". Ultimaterugby.com. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
  2. "Maselino Paulino". Llanelli RFC. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
  3. "Samoan international bolsters Scarlets pack". Scarlets. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
  4. "Scarlets Samoan lock Maselino Paulino banned for Lawes 'strike'". BBC. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
  5. "Officiel : Le LOU enregistre ses 12 premières recrues". Lyon OU. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
  6. "Lyon and Samoa second-rower Maselino Paulino signs for RC Narbonne". Rugbyrama.fr. 14 March 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2017.