Full name Brian Alainu'uese Position Lock Education Wesley College, Auckland | Weight 135 kg (21 st 4 lb) Height 2.02 m | |
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Date of birth (1994-03-19) 19 March 1994 (age 22) Place of birth Invercargill, New Zealand School Wesley College, Auckland | ||
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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 Glasgow Warriors. He formerly played for Waikato in New Zealand's Mitre 10 Cup.
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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.
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.
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.
International
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 Samoafor 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.