Allan Alaalatoa

Allan Alaalatoa (born 28 January 1994) is an Australian rugby union player who plays as a prop for the Brumbies in Super Rugby.[1][2][3]

Allan Alaalatoa

Full name	Allan Emani Alaalatoa
Date of birth	28 January 1994
Place of birth	Sydney, Australia
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	125 kg (276 lb; 19 st 10 lb)
School	Newington College
Notable relative(s)	Michael Alaalatoa (brother) Vili Alaalatoa (father)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop Current team Brumbies Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 2013- Southern Districts 7 (0) Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2014– Brumbies 29 (5) 2014− Canberra Vikings 18 (15) Correct as of 22 July 2016 National team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 2012-2014 Australia Under 20 10 (5) 2016 Australia 33 (0) Correct as of 19 September 2019

Allan's father Vili is a fan of cricket and named him after the Australia cricket captain Allan Border. Alaalatoa's nickname with the Brumbies squad is also rumoured to be Captain Grumpy.[4]

Career

Alaalatoa hails from a rugby family with father Vili playing for Samoa in the 1991 Rugby World Cup and brother Michael also going on to play professionally with the New South Wales Waratahs and the Crusaders.[1] He attended Newington College where he played for three years in the 1st XV and completed the HSC in 2011.[5] His big break came ahead of the 2014 Super Rugby season when he was named in the Brumbies extended playing squad.[2] He didn't get any game time during the regular season, but surprisingly was given a debut off the replacements bench in the Brumbies 32-30 victory over the Chiefs during the Super Rugby playoffs.[6]

International

Alaalatoa is in the rare position of having represented his country in 3 consecutive IRB Junior World Championships in 2012, 2013 and 2014.[7]

In 2016, Alaalatoa was named in the Wallabies preliminary 39-man squad for the 2016 series against England.[8] He has been selected for his first test against New Zealand, starting on the bench in the Bledisloe Cup on 20 August 2016.[9]

Super Rugby statistics

As of 22 July 2016[10]

Season	Team	Games	Starts	Sub	Mins	Tries	Cons	Pens	Drops	Points	Yel	Red
2014	Brumbies	2	0	2	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2015	Brumbies	11	1	10	236	1	0	0	0	5	0	0
2016	Brumbies	16	2	14	499	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total		29	3	26	741	1	0	0	0	5	0	0

References

1. "Allan Alaalatoa Brumbies Player Profile". Brumbies. Archived from the original on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
2. "UC Brumbies EPS announced". Brumbies. 17 October 2014. Archived from the original on 13 March 2014. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
3. "Allan Alaalatoa Player Statistics". itsrugby. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
4. http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-union/union-news/team-alaalatoa-logo-as-allan-and-michael-battle-in-brumbiescrusaders-clash-20160420-gobasn.html
5. Black & White Retrieved 2 May 2015.
6. "Brumbies vs Chiefs 19 July 2014 Match Breakdown". SA Rugby. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
7. "Allan Alaalatoa IRB JWC Player Profile". IRB. Archived from the original on 17 July 2014. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
8. Wallabies squad full of surprises
9. http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/rugby-union/australia-rugby/michael-cheika-names-experienced-wallabies-squad-for-bledisloe-cup-opener-20160818-gqvemd.html
10. "Player Statistics". its rugby. Retrieved 26 July 2016.