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Alamanda Motuga
Date of birth (1994-09-11) 11 September 1994 (age 30)
Place of birthSamoa
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight98 kg (216 lb; 15 st 6 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker
Current team Template:Rut Counties Manukau
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2020– Template:Rut Counties Manukau 8 (25)
Correct as of 5 May 2021
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2019– Samoa 1 (0)
Correct as of 5 May 2021
National sevens team
Years Team Comps
2016– Samoa Sevens 36
Correct as of 5 May 2021

Alamanda Motuga (born 11 September 1994 in Samoa)[1] is a Samoan rugby union player who plays for the Template:Rut Counties Manukau in the Bunnings NPC. His playing position is flanker. He was named in the Template:Rut Counties Manukau squad for the 2020 Mitre 10 Cup.[2] Previously, he had represented Samoa Sevens at 36 competitions from 2016.[3] He also represented Samoa at the 2019 World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup, making his debut for the national side against Tonga. He performances for Samoa and Samoa Sevens earned him a call-up to the Samoa squad for the 2019 Rugby World Cup as a replacement for Afa Amosa.[4] He also represented Moana Pasifika in their inaugural match against the Māori All Blacks in November 2020.[5]

Reference list

  1. ^ "Alamanda Motuga". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  2. ^ "2020 Counties Manukau PIC Steelers". Counties Manukau Rugby. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Sport: New Samoa Sevens coach takes a long-term view". RNZ. 8 September 2020. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Samoa draft replacement for injured back-row Amosa". Rugby World Cup. 26 September 2019. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Moana Pasifika names side to face Māori All Blacks". allblacks.com. Retrieved 3 December 2020.