Dwayne Polataivao

Dwayne Polataivao (born 30 July 1990)[1] is a Samoan rugby union Scrum-Half who plays for the Tasman Mako in the Mitre 10 Cup.[2] He also represents Samoa internationally.[3][4][5]

Dwayne Polataivao
Date of birth (1990-07-30) July 30, 1990
Place of birthSamoa
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Weight83 kg (13 st 1 lb; 183 lb)[1]
SchoolDe La Salle College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrum-Half
Current team Tasman
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2019
2020		 Doncaster Knights
Utah Warriors		 5
5		 (0)
(10)
Correct as of 5 September 2020
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
2015
2020–		 Auckland
Tasman		 1
7		 (0)
(0)
Correct as of 14 November 2020
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2016–
2020		 Samoa
Moana Pasifika		 19
1		 (20)
(5)
Correct as of 5 December 2020

Career

He started his professional career playing for the Auckland Rugby Union in 2015,[1] and was first selected for the Samoan national rugby union team in 2016.

He joined the Doncaster Knights in 2019.[1][6]

He was selected for the Samoa national squad ahead of the 2019 World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup.[1]

In September 2020 he was named in the Tasman Mako squad for the 2020 Mitre 10 Cup.[7] He played 7 games for the Mako in the 2020 season as they won their second premiership title in a row.

Polataivao was named in the Moana Pasifika squad to play the Maori All Blacks in late 2020, coming off the bench and scoring a try in a 28-21 loss.

References
  1. "Dwayne Polataivo". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  2. "Dwayne Polataivao". mako.nz. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  3. "Samoa's Pisi chases second Wallabies upset". ESPN. 4 September 2019. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  4. "Wallabies ease past Samoa in Rugby World Cup warm-up". The Guardian. 7 September 2019. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  5. "Pocock returns as Wallabies down Samoa in Sydney". Reuters. 7 September 2019. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  6. "One Local Player in Samoa's Rugby World Cup Squad". Samoa Global News. 1 September 2019. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  7. "2020 Tasman Mako Squad". mako.nz. 5 September 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
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