Allan Alaalatoa (born 28 January 1994) is an Australian professional rugby union player who plays as a prop for the Brumbies in Super Rugby[1][2][3] and the Australian rugby union team, the Wallabies.
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| Full name | Allan Emani Alaalatoa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 28 January 1994 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Sydney, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 125 kg (276 lb; 19 st 10 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Newington College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Michael Alaalatoa (brother) Vili Alaalatoa (father) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Alaalatoa's father Vili is a fan of cricket and named him after the Australia cricket captain Allan Border. Alaalatoa's nickname with the Brumbies squad is also rumoured to be Captain Grumpy.[4]
Career
editAlaalatoa hails from a rugby family with father Vili playing for Samoa in the 1991 Rugby World Cup and brother Michael also going on to play professionally with the New South Wales Waratahs, the Crusaders and Leinster rugby.[1] He attended Newington College where he played for three years in the 1st XV and completed the HSC in 2011.[5] His big break came ahead of the 2014 Super Rugby season when he was named in the Brumbies extended playing squad.[2] He didn't get any game time during the regular season, but surprisingly was given a debut off the replacements bench in the Brumbies 32-30 victory over the Chiefs during the Super Rugby playoffs.[6]
International
editAlaalatoa is in the rare position of having represented his country in 3 consecutive IRB Junior World Championships in 2012, 2013 and 2014.[7]
In 2016, Alaalatoa was named in the Wallabies preliminary 39-man squad for the 2016 series against England.[8] He has been selected for his first test against New Zealand, starting on the bench in the Bledisloe Cup on 20 August 2016.[9]
Alaalatoa became the Wallabies 85th captain in the third round of the Autumn Nations Cup when the Wallabies played against Italy in a 28 to 27 loss, the Australian's first ever loss against Italy.[10]
In July 2023, Alaalatoa ruptured his achillies in a test against New Zealand, ruling him out of the 2023 Rugby World Cup.[11]
Super Rugby statistics
edit- As of 16 June 2024[12]
| Season | Team | Games | Starts | Sub | Mins | Tries | Cons | Pens | Drops | Points | Yel | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Brumbies | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | Brumbies | 11 | 1 | 10 | 236 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | Brumbies | 16 | 2 | 14 | 499 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | Brumbies | 15 | 15 | 0 | 951 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | Brumbies | 15 | 15 | 0 | 1023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | Brumbies | 16 | 16 | 0 | 1064 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | Brumbies | 15 | 15 | 0 | 1034 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Brumbies | 12 | 12 | 0 | 844 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | Brumbies | 11 | 10 | 1 | 690 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Brumbies | 10 | 9 | 1 | 469 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | Brumbies | 8 | 8 | 0 | 395 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 131 | 103 | 28 | 7211 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 1 | |
International statistics
edit- As of 16 June 2024[12]
| Season | Team | Matches | Starter | Sub | Min | Tries | Drop | Pen | Con | Points | Yel | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Australia | 4 | 0 | 4 | 105 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | Australia | 13 | 6 | 3 | 456 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | Australia | 10 | 3 | 4 | 315 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | Australia | 4 | 3 | 1 | 189 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | Australia | 11 | 8 | 2 | 541 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | Australia | 7 | 6 | 1 | 342 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Australia | 10 | 7 | 2 | 514 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | Australia | 7 | 7 | 0 | 421 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grand Total | 66 | 40 | 0 | 2883 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
References
edit- ^ a b "Allan Alaalatoa Brumbies Player Profile". Brumbies. Archived from the original on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
- ^ a b "UC Brumbies EPS announced". Brumbies. 17 October 2014. Archived from the original on 13 March 2014. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
- ^ "Allan Alaalatoa Player Statistics". itsrugby. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
- ^ "'Team Alaalatoa' logo as Allan and Michael battle in Brumbies-Crusaders clash". 20 April 2016.
- ^ Black & White Retrieved 2 May 2015.
- ^ "Brumbies vs Chiefs 19 July 2014 Match Breakdown". SA Rugby. Archived from the original on 17 March 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
- ^ "Allan Alaalatoa IRB JWC Player Profile". IRB. Archived from the original on 17 July 2014. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
- ^ Wallabies squad full of surprises
- ^ "Michael Cheika names experienced Wallabies squad for Bledisloe Cup opener". 18 August 2016.
- ^ "Autumn Nations Series - Match report Italy vs Australia, le 12/11/2022".
- ^ "UPDATED: Allan Alaalatoa out of Rugby World Cup, Tupou in doubt for Bledisloe | Latest Rugby News | RUGBY.com.au". www.rugby.com.au. 30 July 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
- ^ a b "Player Statistics". its rugby. Retrieved 26 July 2016.