Solomon Alaimalo
| Date of birth | 27 December 1995 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 196 cm (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 99 kg (218 lb; 15 st 8 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | St. Bede's College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Wing, Fullback | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Solomon Alaimalo (born 27 December 1995) is a New Zealand rugby union and rugby league player who currently plays as a Wing for Wests Tigers in the National Rugby League.[1][2][3]
Senior career
[edit]Northland
[edit]Alaimalo debuted for Northland during the 2016 Mitre 10 Cup and immediately became a key figure for them, starting all 10 of their championship games, scoring 2 tries in the process.[4]
Super Rugby
[edit]Alaimalo was named in the Chiefs squad ahead of the 2017 Super Rugby season.[1]
In November 2020, it was announced that Alaimalo would be moving to the Highlanders after being granted an early release from the Chiefs.
NRL
[edit]Wests Tigers
[edit]On 11 December 2023, it was reported that he had signed for the Wests Tigers in the NRL.[5] On 29 October 2024, Alaimalo departed the Wests Tigers and moved back to rugby union.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Chiefs 2017 Squad Guide" (PDF). All Blacks.com. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
- ^ "Solomon Alaimalo Chiefs Player Profile". Chiefs Rugby. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
- ^ "Solomon Alaimalo Northland Player Profile". Taniwha Rugby. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
- ^ "Solomon Alaimalo itsrugby Player Statistics". it's rugby. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
- ^ "NRL club swoop for ex-Super Rugby speedster as New Zealander makes cross-code switch: 'A very explosive athlete'". Love Rugby League. 11 December 2023.
- ^ Writer, Staff (29 October 2024). "Wests Tigers flyer reveals departure from club after one season | Sporting News Australia". www.sportingnews.com. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
- 1995 births
- Living people
- Canterbury rugby union players
- Chiefs (rugby union) players
- Highlanders (rugby union) players
- New Zealand rugby league players
- New Zealand rugby union players
- New Zealand sportspeople of Samoan descent
- Northland rugby union players
- People educated at St Bede's College, Christchurch
- Rugby league players from Auckland
- Rugby union players from Auckland
- Rugby union fullbacks
- Rugby union wings
- Southland rugby union players
- Tasman rugby union players
- Waikato rugby union players
- Wests Tigers players
- Rugby league wingers
- Rugby league fullbacks
- Moana Pasifika players