Polo Asi

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Polo Asi
Birth nameSamuela Polo Asi
Date of birth (1974-09-30) 30 September 1974 (age 49)
Place of birth Moata'a, Samoa
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight252 lb (114 kg)
SchoolSt Joseph's College, Samoa.
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1999 Bay of Plenty 4 (0)
2001 Counties Manukau 8 (0)
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1999-2001 Samoa 15 (0)

Samuela Polo Asi (born June 7, 1977 in Moata'a) is a Samoan rugby union player. He plays as a prop.

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Career

He first played for Samoa as tighthead prop during the quarter-final match of the 1999 Rugby World Cup against Scotland, at Murrayfield . His last match for Samoa was against Fiji, at Tokyo, on July 8, 2001.

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