Fa'atiga Lemalu

Faatiga Lemalu
Date of birth (1989-04-17) 17 April 1989
Place of birth Auckland, New Zealand
Height 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight 115 kg (18 st 2 lb; 254 lb)
School De La Salle College, NZ
Occupation(s) Rugby union player
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock
Current team Munakata Sanix Blues
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2011–2012 Papatoetoe RFC 38 (35)
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2013–2017 Munakata Sanix Blues 22 (25)
2016 Sunwolves 9 (5)
Correct as of 15 January 2017
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2012–present Samoa 25 (15)
Correct as of 25 November 2017

Faatiga Lemalu (born 17 April 1989) is a New Zealand-born, Samoan international rugby union footballer who plays as a lock.[1]

Lemalu currently plays for the Munakata Sanix Blues in Fukuoka, Japan after joining them in 2013.[2] He was also named in the new Japanese Sunwolves squad which will compete in Super Rugby from the 2016 season.[3]

Lemalu is a full international for Samoa having made his debut in a match against Tonga in 2012, however he did not make their squad for the 2015 Rugby World Cup[1] due to injury.

References

  1. 1 2 "Fa'atiga Lemalu ESPN Scrum Player Profile". ESPN. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  2. ↑ "Faatiga Lemalu itsrugby Player Statistics". itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  3. ↑ "Sunwolves reveal squad, Hammett to coach". Sanzar Rugby. 21 December 2015. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
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