Alipate Tuilevuka
{{Short description|American rugby union player}}
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| name = Alipate Tuilevuka
| image = Alipate Tuilevuka Churchill Cup 2010 vs Russia.jpg
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| birth_name = Alipate Tuilevuka
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1980|7|11}}
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| height = 1.90 m
| weight = 107 kg
| relatives = Seta Tuilevuka (brother)
| ru_position = Fly-half, Center
| amatyears1 = 2005–2006
| amatteam1 = BYU
| amatyears2 = 2007–2008
| amatteam2 = Galwegians RFC
| amatyears3 = 2009
| amatteam3 = Provo Steelers
| amatyears4 = 2010–2012
| amatteam4 = OPSB
| ru_amupdate = 2 April 2021
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| repyears1 = 2006–2010
| repcaps1 = 19
| reppoints1 = 12
| ru_ntupdate = 1 April 2021
| years1 = 2007
| clubs1 = Connacht
| apps1 = 0
| points1 = 0
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| coachteams1 = Seattle Saracens
| coachteams2 = Seattle Seawolves
| coachyears1 = 2019–2021
| coachyears2 = 2021–Present
| ru_coachupdate =3 May 2021
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Alipate Tuilevuka ("Pate" for short) (born 11 July 1980 in Fiji) is a former American rugby union player who played his club career with Old Puget Sound Beach. Tuilevuka played the wing, centre or flyhalf. He is the current head coach for the Seattle Seawolves of Major League Rugby (MLR).
College
Tuilevuka played for Brigham Young University in 2006 where he achieve All-American honors.{{cite web |title=Alipate Tuilevuka |url=https://extramuralsports.byu.edu/directory/alipate-tuilevuka |website=BYU extramural sports |access-date=1 April 2021}}
Club career
Following his collegiate career with BYU, Tuilevuka moved to Ireland where he played for Galwegians RFC.{{cite web |title=Connacht turn to Tuilevuka |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/connacht-turn-to-tuilevuka-1.1302809 |website=Irish Times |access-date=2 April 2021}} Having made appearances for the 'A' side, Tuilevuka was included in the Connacht match day squad for their match against the Glasgow Warriors on 5 October 2007. However, he failed to made an appearance for the side.{{cite web |title=Connacht Player Archive |url=http://rd.pro12rugby.com/teams/connacht/squad.php?player=25766&includeref=dynamic |website=pro 12 |access-date=2 April 2021}} He was a member of the 2012 Old Puget Sound Beach team that lost to New York Athletic Club RFC in the Super League final, having gone undefeated in the regular season.{{cite web |title=Seattle club playing for Super League rugby title |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/other-sports/seattle-club-playing-for-super-league-rugby-title/ |website=The Seattle Times |access-date=1 April 2021}}
International
Tuilevuka achieved the last of his ten caps in a victory over Russia on 5 June 2010.{{cite web |title=PATE TUILEVUKA |url=http://en.espn.co.uk/scrum/rugby/player/15221.html |website=espnscrum |access-date=1 April 2021}} He was selected to tour with the USA Eagles squad for the Autumn 2010 tour of Europe, during which started on the wing against a Scotland A side.{{cite web |title=USA EAGLES NAMED TO FACE SCOTLAND ‘A’ |url=https://www.usa.rugby/2010/11/eagles-to-face-scotland-a-named/ |website=USA Rugby |access-date=2 April 2021}}
Coaching career
Having worked as a skills coach with the Seawolves since 2019, in April 2021 it was announced that Tuilevuka would become the director of rugby as well as oversee the academy and Pacific Northwest rugby development.{{cite web |title=PATE TUILEVUKA NAMED DIRECTOR OF RUGBY, SEAWOLVES ACADEMY AND PACIFIC NORTHWEST RUGBY DEVELOPMENT PRIORITY NUMBER ONE |url=http://www.seattleseawolves.com/news/pate-tuilevuka-named-director-of-rugby-seawolves-academy-and-pacific-northwest-rugby-development-pri |website=Seattle Seawolves |access-date=15 April 2021}}
External links
- {{Cite web |url=http://web.usarugby.org/cgi-bin/viadesto/natteams/mnt/15ProfileDetail.pl?playerId=354 |title=Player Profile USA Rugby |access-date=2010-11-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727182559/http://web.usarugby.org/cgi-bin/viadesto/natteams/mnt/15ProfileDetail.pl?playerId=354 |archive-date=2011-07-27 |url-status=dead }}
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Category:American rugby union players
Category:United States international rugby union players