Alex Masibaka
{{short description|Scottish rugby union player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Use Australian English|date=April 2022}}
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| birth_name = Alexander Masibaka
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2001|8|9|df=y}}
| birth_place = Perth, Australia
| height = 1.86m
| weight = 115kg
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| ru_currentteam = Soyaux Angoulême
| ru_position = Number Eight
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| years1 = 2021–2022
| clubs1 = Western Force
| apps1 = 2
| points1 = 0
| years2 = 2022–
| clubs2 = Montpellier
| apps2 = 0
| points2 = 0
| years3 = 2023–
| clubs3 = → Soyaux Angoulême
| apps3 = 34
| points3 = 65
| clubupdate = 3 March 2025
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Alexander Masibaka (born 9 August 2001) is a professional rugby union player who plays as a number eight for French Pro D2 club Soyaux Angoulême XV Charente on loan from Montpellier. Born in Australia, he is eligible to represent Scotland at international level through his Paisley-born mother.{{cite web |title=Scotland call up player from second tier in France |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/articles/cwyj9dy5p0lo |publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=27 January 2025}}
Club career
He was named in the Force squad as for Round 11 of the 2022 Super Rugby Pacific season.{{cite press release | url=https://westernforce.rugby/news/wallabies-return-for-battle-with-the-blues-2022427 | title=Wallabies return for battle with the Blues | publisher=Western Force | date=27 April 2022 | access-date=27 April 2022}} He made his debut in the same fixture, coming on as a replacement.{{cite news|url=https://super.rugby/superrugby/news/blues-prevail-over-force-in-a-thriller/|title=Blues prevail over Force in a thriller|work=SANZAAR|date=29 April 2022|access-date=29 April 2022}}
International career
Masibaka is eligible for Australia through birth. He is eligible to represent Scotland through his Paisley born mother[https://www.theoffsideline.com/6n-alexander-masibaka-surprise-selection-as-scotland-call-up-five-players/ The Offside Line, "6N: Alexander Masibaka surprise selection as Scotland call-up five players"] 27 January 2025, and Fiji through his father. In January 2025, following an injury to Josh Bayliss and despite playing in the french second tier, he received a call up to the Scotland senior training squad for the 2025 Six Nations. It was understood that the Scotland management staff had been tracking his progress as early as 2021.{{cite web |title=Scotland call up player from second tier in France |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/articles/cwyj9dy5p0lo |publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=27 January 2025}}
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Category:Australian rugby union players
Category:Western Force players
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
Category:Montpellier Hérault Rugby players
Category:Place of birth missing (living people)
Category:Australian expatriate rugby union players in France
Category:Rugby union players from Perth, Western Australia
Category:Australian people of Scottish descent
Category:Australian people of Fijian descent
Category:Soyaux Angoulême XV Charente players
Category:Rugby union number eights
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