Brian Alainu'uese
Brian Alainu'uese (born 19 March 1994) is a New Zealand born Samoa Under-20 international rugby union player who currently plays as a lock for Toulon. He formerly played for Waikato in New Zealand's Mitre 10 Cup and Glasgow Warriors in the Pro14 championship.[1]
| Birth name | Brian Alainu'uese | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 19 March 1994 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Invercargill, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 2.02 m (6 ft 7 1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 135 kg (21 st 4 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Wesley College, Auckland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rugby Union career
Amateur career
Alainu'uese has been drafted to Glasgow Hawks in the Scottish Premiership for the 2017-18 season.[2]
Professional career
Provincial career
Alainu'uese first appeared for Waikato against Horowhenua-Kapiti in July 2013 after which he went on to make 6 appearances in that year's ITM Cup. Injury ruled him out of the following 2 seasons, however in 2016, injury-free he returned to the Waikato senior squad.[1][3]
Super Rugby career
Alainu'uese was a member of the Chiefs Under-18 programme and later moved into the franchise's development squad for the 2014 and 2015 seasons. He got his big chance during the 2015 Super Rugby season when he was called up as a short-term injury replacement by the Chiefs and went on to make 2 appearances.[3][4]
Super Rugby statistics
- As of 14 August 2016[3]
| Season | Team | Games | Starts | Sub | Mins | Tries | Cons | Pens | Drops | Points | Yel | Red |
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| 2015 | Chiefs | 2 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Glasgow Warriors
On 24 October 2016 it was announced that he had signed for professional provincial team Glasgow Warriors in a deal to the end of the season.[5]
Rugby Club Toulonnais
On 23 October 2018 Alainu'uese joined Toulon after being released from his Glasgow Warriors contract by mutual consent [6]
International career
Alainu'uese was considered too young to be selected for the 2013 IRB Junior World Championship by New Zealand and instead was called up by Samoa for whom he made 5 appearances and scored 1 try. The move does not prevent him from appearing for the All Blacks senior team in the future.[3][7]
References
- "Brian Alainu'uese Waikato Player Profile". Mooloo Rugby. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
- "Pro-player draft".
- "Brian Alainu'uese itsrugby Player Statistics". itsrugby. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
- "Chiefs team announced to play Bulls in Rotorua". Chiefs Rugby. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
- http://www.glasgowwarriors.org/news/16/10/24/alainu%E2%80%99uese-joins-glasgow-warriors-waikato
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/45958045/
- "Big teenager thriving in locking role". Waikato Times. 14 August 2013. Retrieved 22 August 2016.