Alatini Saulala
| Date of birth | September 22, 1968 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Vavau, Tonga | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 97 kg (214 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | BYU Idaho | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Vaha Esikia (USA National Rugby Player) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
References
[edit]- ^ "Alatini Saulala". U.S. Rugby Foundation. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
- ^ "United States Player Biographies". CNN / Sports Illustrated. 1999. Archived from the original on 25 April 2010.
- ^ "USRF Hall of Fame to Inductee Saulala Naturally Thanks Teammates". Goff Rugby Report. 2 September 2021. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
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- 1967 births
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- American rugby union coaches
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- Rugby union players from Vavaʻu
- Living people
- United States international rugby union players
- Tongan emigrants to the United States
- 1999 Rugby World Cup players
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- Tonga international rugby union players