Alesana Tuilagi

Alesana Tuilagi

South Africa vs Samoa at 2011 Rugby World Cup
Birth name	Alesana Tuilagi
Date of birth	(1981-02-24) 24 February 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth	Fogapoa, Samoa
Height	1.92 m (6 ft 3+1⁄2 in)
Weight	124 kg (273 lb; 19 st 7 lb)[1][2]
School	John Cleveland College
Notable relative(s)	Anitelea, Freddie, Henry, Sanele Vavae & Manu (brothers)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2002–04 Parma 0 (0) 2004–12 Leicester Tigers 162 (315) 2012–14 NTT Communications Shining Arcs 18 (15) 2014–2016 Newcastle Falcons 14 (10) 2016–2017 RC Toulonnais 2 (0) Correct as of 2 November 2018 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2002–13, 2015– Samoa 37 (90) 2006 Pacific Islanders 1 (0) Correct as of 3 October 2015 National sevens team Years Team Comps Samoa

Alesana "Alex" Tuilagi (born 24 February 1981) is a former Samoan rugby player. He is a retired rugby player, currently residing in Fogapoa Savaii and has appeared numerous times for his national team Samoa. He previously played for Parma in Italy and for Leicester Tigers in the Aviva Premiership and more recently Newcastle Falcons. As an incredibly strong player, Tuilagi uses his blend of pace and power to good effect, proving a nightmare for many defences. Such a combination of speed and strength makes him very difficult for defences to handle.^[3]