Date of birth | 19 August 1991 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Pago Pago, American Samoa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 98 kg (15 st 6 lb; 216 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | De La Salle College, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University | Yamanashi Gakuin University, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Timothy Lafaele ( Japanese: ティモシー・ラファエレ, born 19 August 1991) is an American Samoan-born, Japanese international rugby union player who plays as a fly-half or centre. [1] He currently plays for the Sunwolves in Super Rugby and the Kobelco Steelers in Japan's domestic Top League. [2] [3] He received Japanese citizenship in 2017. [4]
Lafaele has played all of his senior rugby in Japan with the Coca-Cola Red Sparks, who he joined in 2014. [5]
Lafaele received his first call-up for his adopted country Japan's senior squad ahead of the 2016 end-of-year rugby union internationals. He debuted as a second-half replacement in new head coach, Jamie Joseph's first game, a 54-20 loss at home to Argentina. [1]
Date of birth | 19 August 1991 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Pago Pago, American Samoa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 98 kg (15 st 6 lb; 216 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | De La Salle College, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University | Yamanashi Gakuin University, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Timothy Lafaele ( Japanese: ティモシー・ラファエレ, born 19 August 1991) is an American Samoan-born, Japanese international rugby union player who plays as a fly-half or centre. [1] He currently plays for the Sunwolves in Super Rugby and the Kobelco Steelers in Japan's domestic Top League. [2] [3] He received Japanese citizenship in 2017. [4]
Lafaele has played all of his senior rugby in Japan with the Coca-Cola Red Sparks, who he joined in 2014. [5]
Lafaele received his first call-up for his adopted country Japan's senior squad ahead of the 2016 end-of-year rugby union internationals. He debuted as a second-half replacement in new head coach, Jamie Joseph's first game, a 54-20 loss at home to Argentina. [1]