Date of birth | 3 May 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Auckland, New Zealand [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 120 kg (19 st; 260 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Richie Asiata (born 3 May 1996) is an Australian rugby union player currently playing for the Queensland Reds in the Super Rugby and Northland in the Bunnings NPC. His position is hooker. [2]
Asiata signed for Major League Rugby (MLR) side Toronto Arrows ahead of the 2020 Major League Rugby season, and resigned ahead of the 2021 Major League Rugby season. [3] [4] He previously represented Queensland Country in the National Rugby Championship (NRC) between 2016 and 2018. [5]
In July 2025, the Queensland Reds announced a partnership deal with Italian club Benetton in the United Rugby Championship (URC). As part of the deal, four Reds players (John Bryant, Louis Werchon, Richie Asiata, Josh Flook) all joined the club on a three-month loan spell ahead of the 2025–26 United Rugby Championship season. [6] [7]