.jpg) Alainu'uese representingToulon during theEPCR Challenge Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1994-03-19)19 March 1994 (age 31) Invercargill, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 135 kg (298 lb; 21 st 4 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Wesley College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Brian Alainu'uese (born 19 March 1994) is a professionalrugby union player who plays as alock forTop 14 clubToulon. Born in New Zealand, he representsSamoa at international level after qualifying onancestry grounds.[1]
Alainu'uese has been drafted toGlasgow Hawks in theScottish Premiership for the 2017-18 season.[2]
Alainu'uese first appeared for Waikato againstHorowhenua-Kapiti in July 2013 after which he went on to make 6 appearances in that year'sITM Cup. Injury ruled him out of the following 2 seasons, however in2016, injury-free he returned to the Waikato senior squad.[1][3]
Alainu'uese was a member of theChiefs Under-18 programme and later moved into the franchise's development squad for the 2014 and 2015 seasons. He got his big chance during the2015 Super Rugby season when he was called up as a short-term injury replacement by the Chiefs and went on to make 2 appearances.[3][4]
On 24 October 2016 it was announced that he had signed for professional provincial teamGlasgow Warriors in a deal to the end of the season.[5] He made his competitive debut for Glasgow on 28 October 2016 againstBenetton Treviso atScotstoun Stadium.Langilangi Haupeakui also made his Warriors debut in the same match - Alain'uese replacedTim Swinson on 51 minutes; and Haupeakui replacedSimone Favaro on 55 minutes. This gives Alainueuse aGlasgow Warrior No. 272 and Haupeakui aGlasgow Warrior No. 273.[6]
On 23 October 2018 Alainu'uese joined Toulon after being released from his Glasgow Warriors contract by mutual consent[7]
Alainu'uese was considered too young to be selected for the2013 IRB Junior World Championship byNew Zealand and instead was called up bySamoa for whom he made 5 appearances and scored 1 try. The move does not prevent him from appearing for the All Blacks senior team in the future.[3][8]
He was named in Samoa's squad for their Northern Hemisphere tour in 2022.[9] He received 2 senior caps in that tour.[10]
| Season | Team | Games | Starts | Sub | Mins | Tries | Cons | Pens | Drops | Points | Yel | Red |
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| 2015 | Chiefs | 2 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
