Alapati Leiua
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Date of birth | 21 September 1988 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Malie, Western Samoa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 100 kg (220 lb; 15 st 10 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Porirua College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Alapati Leiua (born 21 September 1988) is a Samoan professional rugby union player who plays as a centre for Japan Rugby League One club Shizuoka Blue Revs and the Samoa national team.
Professional career
[edit]Born and raised in Samoa, Leiua moved to Wellington as a 16 year old to attend Porirua College.[1]
On 29 April 2014, Leiua moved to England as he signed for the Wasps in the Aviva Premiership for the 2014–15 season.[2] It was announced on 30 January 2017 that he would be starting the 2017/18 season with Bristol[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Leiua offered Samoa test spot as ABs beckon".
- ^ "Wasps sign Samoan back Alapati Leiua". BBC Sport. 29 April 2014. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
- ^ "Alapati Leiua: Wasps centre to join Bristol for next season". BBC Sport. 30 January 2017.
External links
[edit]- Hurricanes profile
- Alapati Leiua at Premiership Rugby
- Alapati Leiua at ESPNscrum
- Alapati Leiua at ItsRugby.co.uk