Alofaaga Sao
| Full name | Alofaaga Junior Sao | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 9 October 1997 | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 271 lb (123 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
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Alofaaga Junior Sao (born 9 October 1997) is a Samoan international rugby union player.[1]
A prop, Sao grew up in Sa'asa'ai and Saipipi on the island of Savaiʻi, where he used to weight train by lifting 32 coconuts bundled together. He was educated at LDS Church College in Vaiola.[2]
Sao was called up by Samoa from the Savai'i Vikings in 2019 for the Pacific Nations Cup, the youngest member of the squad at 21-years of age. He made his debut in a win over Tonga at Apia Park.[3][4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Sao is the player to watch in the Manu Samoa side". Loop Samoa. 6 August 2019.
- ^ "Rugby: Coconut lift - Samoa prop Sao brings power from Savai'i". Euronews. 25 July 2019.
- ^ "Sport: Eight new caps in Manu Samoa squad for Pacific Nations Cup". Radio New Zealand. 25 June 2019.
- ^ "Young prop positive despite missing World Cup squad". Samoa Observer. 27 August 2019.
External links
[edit]- Alofaaga Sao at ESPNscrum