Alafoti Fa'osiliva

Alafoti Fa'osiliva

File:Alafoti Fa'osiliva.jpg
Date of birth	(1985-10-28) 28 October 1985
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	112 kg (17 st 9 lb)
Notable relative(s)	married to Layla Faosiliva
Rugby union career
Current status
Current team	Bath Rugby
Playing career
Position	Back Row
Professional / senior clubs
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
2011–12 2012–13 2013–16	Toulon Bristol Bath	3 9 34	(5) (20) (15)
correct as of 12 August 2015.
National team(s)
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
2006–	Samoa	15	(25)
correct as of 10 October 2015.
Sevens national teams
Years	Club / team		Comps
	Samoa

Alafoti Fa'osiliva (born 28 October 1985) is a rugby union player in the national Samoa Sevens team representing Samoa internationally. The team were the champions of 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 plays club rugby for Bath RFC in the Aviva Premiership.

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.

Alafoti 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 with immediate effect due to a recent guilty plea for assault and consequent suspended custodial sentence.

External links

• Official Samoa Rugby Union website