Alatini Saulala Explained

Alatini Saulala
Birth Date:22 September 1968
Birth Place:Vavau, Tonga
Height:1.82m (05.97feet)
Weight:97kg (214lb)
Ru Position:Center
Repteam1:Tonga
Repyears1:1991
Repcaps1:2
Reppoints1:0
Repteam2:United States
Repyears2:1997–2000
Repcaps2:20
Reppoints2:30
Ru Ntupdate:5 September 2021
Ru Sevensnationalyears1:1998–1999
Ru Sevensnationalteam1:United States
Ru Sevensnationalcomp1:12
Coachteams1:San Mateo Rugby Club
Coachyears1:2006-Present
Children:6
Relatives:Vaha Esikia (USA National Rugby Player)
University:BYU Idaho

Alatini Saulala (born 22 September 1967), was born in Tonga and educated at Brigham Young University–Idaho.[1] He is 1.82m tall and weighs 97 kg, as described by Sports Illustrated: [this] "California player is an explosive runner".[2] Saulala currently coaches the San Mateo rugby union team. He now coaches for a local rugby team in Morgan Hill, California.

In October 2021 he was inducted into the US Rugby Foundation's hall of fame.[3]

Saulala is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He has two sons, and four daughters. He now earns a living as a licensed contractor in the San Jose area.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Alatini Saulala . U.S. Rugby Foundation . 18 January 2022.
  2. Web site: United States Player Biographies . CNN / Sports Illustrated . 1999 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100425162948/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/rugby/world_cup/news/1999/09/27/unitedstates_bios/ . 25 April 2010.
  3. Web site: USRF Hall of Fame to Inductee Saulala Naturally Thanks Teammates . Goff Rugby Report . 2 September 2021 . 18 January 2022.