| Birth name | Jale Railala Naulu Volau Vakaloloma | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 10 August 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Fiji | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 125 kg (19 st 10 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Lelean Memorial School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Fiji National University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jale Railala Vakaloloma (born 10 August 1996) is a Fijian rugby union player who plays for the San Diego Legion in Major League Rugby (MLR). He previously was signed to the Glasgow Warriors in the Pro14 competition. [1] His position of choice is Blindside flanker. [2]
Rugby Union career
Amateur career
Vakaloloma played for Easts in Australia. [2]
Professional career
He also represented Brisbane City in the 2018 National Rugby Championship. [3] [4]
He signed for Glasgow Warriors on 18 July 2019. [2]
He played for two sides in Scotland's professional Super 6 league in 2020 on his return from shoulder injury:- Boroughmuir Bears and Stirling County. [5] [6]
On 1 October 2020 it was announced that he had been released by Glasgow Warriors. [7]
International career
He was called up and played 3 matches from the bench for Fiji 'A' in 2018 and is thus tied to Fiji. [2]
He has been called up to the Fiji world cup training squad for 2019. [8]
References
- ^ "Warriors sign versatile Fijian forward". Glasgow Warriors. 18 July 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Jale Vakaloloma". Glasgow Warriors.
- ^ "NRC: Cooper leads Brisbane City to Queensland derby win". Rugby.com.au. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
- ^ Barnes, David (18 July 2019). "Glasgow Warriors sign Fijian forward Jale Vakaloloma". The Offside Line.
- ^ @MarkPalmerST (10 January 2020). "Look forward to hearing from @DavidBarnes0603 how Jale Vakaloloma gets on for @MuirBears tonight. The Fijian, who i…" ( Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ @Sthrn_Knights (16 February 2020). "Replacements for @StirlingCounty. Number 6 George Arnott and 13 Robbie Kent came off and were replaced by 19 Jale V…" ( Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Glasgow Warriors sign Tongan international flanker Fotu Lokotui". October 2020.
- ^ "Glasgow snap up Jale Vakaloloma, the Fijian World Cup prospect". www.rugbypass.com.
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