Timothy Lafaele

Timothy Lafaele
Date of birth (1991-08-19) 19 August 1991
Place of birth Samoa
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 98 kg (15 st 6 lb; 216 lb)
School De La Salle College, New Zealand
University Yamanashi Gakuin University, Japan
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fly-half / Centre
Current team Sunwolves / Coca-Cola Red Sparks
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2014–present Coca-Cola Red Sparks 28 (102)
2017–present Sunwolves 9 (22)
Correct as of 20 August 2017
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2016–present Japan 11 (7)
Correct as of 23 August 2018

Timothy Lafaele (ティモシー・ラファエレ, born 19 August 1991) is a Samoan-born, Japanese international rugby union player who plays as a fly-half or centre.[1] He currently plays for the Sunwolves in Super Rugby and the Coca-Cola Red Sparks in Japan's domestic Top League.[2][3]He received Japanese citizenship in 2017.

Club career

Lafaele has played all of his senior rugby in Japan with the Coca-Cola Red Sparks, who he joined in 2014.[4]

International

Lafaele received his first call-up for his adopted country Japan's senior squad ahead of the 2016 end-of-year rugby union internationals. He debuted as a second-half replacement in new head coach, Jamie Joseph's first game, a 54-20 loss at home to Argentina.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Timothy Lafaele ESPN Scrum Player Profile". ESPN. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  2. ↑ "Timothy Lafaele Top League Player Profile" (in Japanese). Top League. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  3. ↑ "Timothy Lafaele Coca-Cola Red Sparks Player Profile" (in Japanese). CC West. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  4. ↑ "Timothy Lafaele itsrugby Player Statistics". itsrugby. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
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