Allan Fa'alava'au
Allan Fa'alava'au (born 15 November 1993) is a professional rugby union player. He represents Australia in sevens rugby. Born in Auckland, New Zealand and playing for Endeavour Hills at a club level, he debuted for Australia in February 2012. As of December 2015, he currently has 21 caps.
| Date of birth | 15 November 1993 | ||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||
| Weight | 82 kg (181 lb) | ||||||||||
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A butcher by trade, Allan Fa'alava'au impressed during his first season with the Australian Men’s Sevens side after being called up as injury cover for the Las Vegas 7s in 2012. A former Australian Schools representative, Allan continued to add to his already impressive resume in 2012 when he was named to the Australian Under-20 side for the Junior World Championship in South Africa. He was granted his Australian citizenship in November 2014. Representative honours include the Australian Schools (2011) and Australian Under-20 (2012).[1]
He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[2]
References
- "Player Profile". www.rugby.com.au. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
- Newman, Beth (14 July 2016). "Rio Olympics: Australian Sevens teams announced". www.rugby.com.au. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
External links
- Allan Faalavaau at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Allan Fa'alava'au at the World Rugby Men's Sevens Series