Timothy Lafaele
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nickname | Tim | ||
| Born |
19 August 1991 Samoa | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Weight | 98 kg (15 st 6 lb) | ||
| School(s) attended | De La Salle College, Auckland, New Zealand | ||
| University | Yamanashi Gakuin University, Japan | ||
| Club information | |||
| Playing position | Fly-half / Centre | ||
| Current club | Coca-Cola Red Sparks | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Pts)† |
| 2014− | Coca-Cola Red Sparks | 19 | (49) |
| Representative team(s)‡ | |||
| 2016− | Japan | 4 | (2) |
|
* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 7 November 2016. | |||
Timothy Lafaele (ティモシー・ラファエレ born 19 August 1991) is a Samoan-born, Japanese international rugby union player who plays as a fly-half or centre.[1] He currently plays for the Coca-Cola Red Sparks in Japan's domestic Top League.[2][3]
Club Career
Lafaele has played all of his senior rugby in Japan with the Coca-Cola Red Sparks, who he joined in 2014.[4]
International
Lafaele received his first call-up for his adopted country Japan's senior squad ahead of the 2016 end-of-year rugby union internationals. He debuted as a second half replacement in new head coach, Jamie Joseph's first game, a 54-20 loss at home to Argentina.[1]
References
- 1 2 "Timothy Lafaele ESPN Scrum Player Profile". ESPN. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ↑ "Timothy Lafaele Top League Player Profile" (in Japanese). Top League. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ↑ "Timothy Lafaele Coca-Cola Red Sparks Player Profile" (in Japanese). CC West. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ↑ "Timothy Lafaele itsrugby Player Statistics". itsrugby. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
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