Auvasa Faleali'i (born 9 February 1990) is a New Zealand-born Samoan rugby union player.[1]

Biography

Raised in Auckland, Faleali'i is the youngest of five brothers and was educated at De La Salle College, where he co-captained the first XV. He competed in the NPC with Auckland and was their "rookie of the year" in 2009.[2]

Faleali'i, a scrum-half, has played with the Greater Sydney Rams, Randwick and Waratahs (Newcastle) in Australia. He was selected to the New South Wales Barbarians squad in 2013 for a tour of Argentina.[3]

In 2015, Faleali'i was signed by French club USO Nevers.[4]

Faleali'i debuted for Samoa at the 2017 World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup.[5]

References

  1. ^ Callinan, Josh (15 June 2017). "Faleali'i on world rugby stage". Newcastle Herald.
  2. ^ Hume, Tim (27 September 2009). "Auckland NPC player tells of killer brother". Stuff.co.nz.
  3. ^ Gardiner, James (17 July 2013). "Auvasa earns plane ticket to Argentina". Newcastle Herald.
  4. ^ "Rugby/Fédérale 1 : le Samoan Auvasa Falealii dernière recrue de l'USO Nevers". www.lejdc.fr (in French). 23 June 2015.
  5. ^ "Sport: Teams tinkered with for PNC rugby climax". Radio New Zealand. 13 July 2017.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auvasa_Faleali%27i
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