Name Alafoti Fa'osiliva Positions Flanker Current team Bath Rugby | Weight 112 kg Height 1.85 m | |
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Alafoti Fa'osiliva (born 28 October 1985) is a rugby union player for English club Worcester Warriors in the Aviva Premiership and in the national Samoa team.
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- Early life
- Club career
- International career
- References
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Early life
Fa'osiliva grew up in the village of Afega, situated on the central north coast of Upolu island. He attended the local Sagaga Primary School followed by neighbouring Leulumoega College. In 2004, at the age of 19, he was selected for the Samoa Under 21 team. He also plays for the national Samoa national rugby union team.
Club career
Faosiliva joined Bristol Rugby in the summer of 2012. He made his first start in the RFU Championship game against London Scottish on 29 November 2012 at the Memorial Stadium.
After leaving Bristol Rugby, Fao'siliva joined Bath Rugby in the Aviva Premiership for the 2013/14 season. On 13 May 2016 it was confirmed he had been released from Bath due to a recent guilty plea for assault and consequent suspended custodial sentence.
On 2 August 2016, Faosiliva signed for local rivals Worcester Warriors from the 2016-17 season, following his release from Bath.
International career
He was part of Samoa Sevens that won the 2009–10 IRB Sevens World Series. He was nominated for the 2010 IRB International Sevens Player of the Year alongside team captain Lolo Lui and Mikaele Pesamino. He represented Samoa during the 2015 Rugby World Cup.