Alamanda Motuga Explained

Alamanda Motuga
Fullname:Alamanda Lolo Motuga
Birth Date:11 September 1994
Birth Place:Auckland, New Zealand
Height:1.880NaN0
Weight:1110NaN0
School:Manurewa High School
Position:Flanker
Currentclub:Counties Manukau, Moana Pasifika
Years1:2020–
Clubs1:Counties Manukau
Apps1:10
Points1:30
Years2:2022–
Clubs2:Moana Pasifika
Apps2:17
Points2:15
Repyears1:2019–
Repteam1:Samoa
Repcaps1:5
Reppoints1:10
Clubupdate:28 August 2023
Repupdate:28 August 2023
Ru Sevensnationalyears1:2016–
Ru Sevensnationalteam1:Samoa
Ru Sevensnationalcomp1:37
Ru Sevensupdate:28 August 2023

Alamanda Lolo Motuga (born 11 September 1994) is a professional rugby union player who plays as a flanker for Super Rugby club Moana Pasifika. Born in New Zealand, he represents Samoa at international level after qualifying on ancestry grounds.[1]

Early life

Motuga was educated at Manurewa High School in Auckland, New Zealand.[2] He began playing rugby for Manurewa in the Counties-Manukau Amateur Federation Championship.[3] He also played rugby sevens with the Auckland Marist team.[4]

Club career

In 2020 he joined the squad for the 2020 Mitre 10 Cup.[5] In November 2020 he represented Moana Pasifika in their inaugural match against the Māori All Blacks.[6] In October 2021 he signed to Moana Pacifica for the 2022 season.[7]

International career

In February 2016 he was selected for the Samoa national rugby sevens team to play in the Las Vegas and Vancouver legs of the 2015–16 World Rugby Sevens Series.[4] In May 2016 he was part of the Samoan team that won the 2016 Paris Sevens.[8] [9] He went on to represent Samoa in 36 sevens competitions from 2016.[10]

In July 2019 he was selected for the Samoa national rugby union team for the 2019 World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup,[11] making his debut for the national side against Tonga. His performances for Samoa and Samoa Sevens earned him a call-up to the Samoa squad for the 2019 Rugby World Cup as a replacement for Afa Amosa.[12] [13]

He competed for Samoa at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.[14] [15]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Alamanda Motuga . Ultimate Rugby . 5 May 2021.
  2. Web site: Manurewa High School Newsletter . Manurewa High School . 3 . August 2012 . 4 June 2022.
  3. Web site: Sport: Manurewa keep hold of trophy . Stuff . 27 April 2016 . 4 June 2022.
  4. Web site: Pool C: New faces for Fiji and Samoa . HSBC World Sevens . 26 February 2016 . 4 June 2022.
  5. Web site: 2020 Counties Manukau PIC Steelers. Counties Manukau Rugby. 10 September 2020.
  6. Web site: Moana Pasifika names side to face Māori All Blacks. 2020-12-03. allblacks.com. 3 December 2020 . en-NZ.
  7. Web site: Samoan Forward Pack Trio Sign for Moana Pasifika . Samoa Global News . 23 October 2021 . 4 June 2022.
  8. Web site: Samoa win Paris Sevens after stunning comeback against Fiji . Telegraph . 15 May 2016 . 4 June 2022.
  9. Web site: Au mo le Ta'ito'afitu i Pale na faalauiloa e le Palemia . Samoa Observer . 8 May 2016 . sm . 4 June 2022.
  10. News: Sport: New Samoa Sevens coach takes a long-term view. . 8 September 2020. 5 May 2021.
  11. Web site: PNC Preview – Samoa vs Tonga . ARN . 25 July 2019 . 4 June 2022.
  12. News: Samoa draft replacement for injured back-row Amosa. Rugby World Cup. 26 September 2019. 5 May 2021.
  13. Web site: Motuga gets the call, Manu coach says he deserves opportunity . Samoa Observer . Thomas Airey . 26 September 2019 . 4 June 2022.
  14. Web site: Chand . Shalveen . 2024-07-09 . Manu Samoa's Olympic squad named . 2024-07-26 . Samoa Observer . en.
  15. Web site: 2024-07-10 . Coach Selects Strong 14-Man Squad for Paris Olympics . 2024-07-26 . Samoa Global News . en-US.

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