Allan Alaalatoa

Allan Alaalatoa (born 28 January 1994) is an Australian professional rugby union player who plays as a prop for the in Super Rugby and the Australian rugby union team, the Wallabies.

Alaalatoa's father Vili is a fan of cricket and named him after the Australia cricket captain Allan Border. Alaalatoa's nickname with the Brumbies squad is also rumoured to be Captain Grumpy.

Career

Alaalatoa hails from a rugby family with father Vili playing for in the 1991 Rugby World Cup and brother Michael also going on to play professionally with the New South Wales Waratahs, the Crusaders and Leinster rugby. His big break came ahead of the 2014 Super Rugby season when he was named in the Brumbies extended playing squad.

International

Alaalatoa is in the rare position of having represented his country in 3 consecutive IRB Junior World Championships, in 2012, 2013 and 2014.

In 2016, Alaalatoa was named in the Wallabies preliminary 39-man squad for the 2016 series against England. He was selected for his first test against New Zealand, starting on the bench in the Bledisloe Cup on 20 August 2016.

Alaalatoa became the Wallabies 85th captain in the third round of the Autumn Nations Cup when the Wallabies played against Italy in a 28 to 27 loss, the Australian's first ever loss against Italy.

In July 2023, Alaalatoa ruptured an Achilles tendon in a test against New Zealand, ruling him out of the 2023 Rugby World Cup.

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