Timothy Lafaele

Timothy Lafaele
Personal information
Nickname Tim
Born (1991-08-19) 19 August 1991
Samoa
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 98 kg (15 st 6 lb)
School(s) attended De La Salle College, Auckland, New Zealand
University Yamanashi Gakuin University, Japan
Club information
Playing position Fly-half / Centre
Current club Coca-Cola Red Sparks
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Pts)
2014− Coca-Cola Red Sparks 19 (49)
Representative team(s)
2016− Japan 4 (2)

* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 7 November 2016.
† Appearances (Points).

‡ Representative team caps and points correct as of 26 November 2016.

Timothy Lafaele (ティモシー・ラファエレ born 19 August 1991) is a Samoan-born, Japanese international rugby union player who plays as a fly-half or centre.[1] He currently plays for the Coca-Cola Red Sparks in Japan's domestic Top League.[2][3]

Club Career

Lafaele has played all of his senior rugby in Japan with the Coca-Cola Red Sparks, who he joined in 2014.[4]

International

Lafaele received his first call-up for his adopted country Japan's senior squad ahead of the 2016 end-of-year rugby union internationals. He debuted as a second half replacement in new head coach, Jamie Joseph's first game, a 54-20 loss at home to Argentina.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Timothy Lafaele ESPN Scrum Player Profile". ESPN. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  2. "Timothy Lafaele Top League Player Profile" (in Japanese). Top League. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  3. "Timothy Lafaele Coca-Cola Red Sparks Player Profile" (in Japanese). CC West. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  4. "Timothy Lafaele itsrugby Player Statistics". itsrugby. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
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