Asaeli Ai Valu
Asaeli Ai Valu (ヴァル アサエリ愛, Ai Valu Asaeli, born 7 May 1989) is a Tongan-born, Japanese international rugby union player who plays as a prop.[1] He currently plays for Sunwolves in Super Rugby and Panasonic Wild Knights in Japan's domestic Top League.[2] He received Japanese Citizenship in 2017.
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| Full name | Asaeli Ai Valu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 7 May 1989 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Tonga | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 108 kg (17 st 0 lb; 238 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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International
After 4 Top League seasons for Panasonic Wild Knights Ai Valu received his first call-up to his adopted country, Japan's senior squad ahead of the 2017 end-of-year rugby union internationals.
References
- "Asaeli Ai Valu ESPN Scrum Player Profile". ESPN. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
- "Asaeli Ai Valu Japan Rugby Player Profile" (in Japanese). Japan Rugby. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
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