Fautua Otto
| Full name | Fautua Otto | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 23 July 1985 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Saasaai, Western Samoa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 198 lb (90 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Fautua Otto (born 23 July 1985) is a Samoan former international rugby union player.[1]
Born in Saasaai, Otto was a centre and winger, capped 12 times for Samoa between 2010 and 2014. He scored a try against England at Twickenham in 2010 and also represented Samoa in rugby sevens, including matches in their 2009–10 IRB Sevens World Series title-winning campaign.[2]
Otto had several years in England's RFU Championship. He competed for Bristol between 2011 and 2014, scoring 13 tries, then continued his career at the Jersey Reds in 2015.[3] His contract was terminated by Jersey in 2016 after he was convicted of driving while disqualified and jailed for five months.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Rugby: Jersey announce two new signings". Jersey Evening Post. 6 February 2015.
- ^ "Bristol sign Samoan centre Otto". BBC News. 31 May 2011.
- ^ "Fautua Otto: Bristol's Samoa centre leaves club early". BBC Sport. 15 May 2014.
- ^ "Fautua Otto: Jersey's Samoa centre jailed for five months for driving while banned". BBC Sport. 26 September 2016.
External links
[edit]- Fautua Otto at ESPNscrum
Categories:
- 1985 births
- Living people
- Samoan rugby union players
- Samoa international rugby union players
- Rugby union centres
- Rugby union wings
- Samoa international rugby sevens players
- Samoan expatriate rugby union players in England
- Bristol Bears players
- Jersey Reds players
- Expatriate rugby union players in Jersey
- Sportspeople convicted of crimes