So'otala Fa'aso'o

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So'otala Fa'aso'o
Date of birth (1994-10-02) 2 October 1994 (age 26)
Place of birthAuckland, New Zealand
Height1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight136 kg (21 st 6 lb; 300 lb)[1][2]
Rugby union career
Position(s) Loose Forward
Current team Brive
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2013 Auckland 2 (0)
2014 Manawatu 0 (0)
2015 Wairarapa Bush ()
2016 Counties Manukau 11 (0)
2016–2018 Racing 92 15 (10)
2018– Brive 31 (15)
Correct as of 12 November 2016
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2014 Samoa U20 3 (5)
Correct as of 12 November 2016

So'otala Fa'aso'o (born 2 October 1994) is a New Zealand-born, Samoan rugby union player who currently plays as a loose forward for Brive in France's domestic Top 14.[3][4]

Senior career[]

Fa'aso'o has had something of a nomadic career which started in 2013 with his local province, Auckland. He made 2 appearances for them before shifting south the following season to join Manawatu. He didn't manage to make the field for them so was forced to drop down to New Zealand's Heartland Championship with Wairarapa Bush in 2015. Solid performances there saw him earn another shot at Mitre 10 Cup rugby with the Pukekohe-based Counties Manukau in 2016 where he played all 11 games as the Steelers reached the Premiership Semi-Finals before going down to eventual winners Canterbury.[5]

His appearances in New Zealand brought him to the attention of French-side Racing 92 who announced in November 2016 that they had signed Fa'aso'o on a contract until the end of the 2016–17 Top 14 season.[4]

International[]

Fa'aso'o was a member of the Samoa Under 20 side which competed in the 2014 IRB Junior World Championship in New Zealand, making 3 appearances and scoring 1 try.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ https://www.racing92.fr/joueur/so-otala-fa-aso-o_e548191
  2. ^ https://cabrive-rugby.com/index.php/joueurs/76-faasoo
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "So'otala Fa'aso'o itsrugby Player Statistics". it's rugby. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b "So'otala Fa'aso'o signe au Racing 92" (in French). Sport24. 10 November 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  5. ^ "So'otala Fa'aso'o Counties Manukau Steelers Player Profile". Steelers Rugby. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
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