Paul Alo-Emile

Paul Alo-Emile (born 22 December 1991) is an Samoan rugby union player. His regular playing position is prop. He plays for Stade Français Paris in the Top 14.

Paul Alo-Emile

Alo-Emile in 2014
Birth name	Paul Alo-Emile
Date of birth	22 December 1991
Place of birth	Auckland, New Zealand
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	129 kg (20 st 4 lb)
School	Brisbane State High School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Tighthead Prop Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2014 2015− Melbourne Rising Stade Français 9 34 (5) (5) Correct as of 4 December 2014 Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 2013 Waikato 9 (0) Correct as of 21 October 2013 Super Rugby Years Team Apps (Points) 2011 2012–15 Force Rebels 0 50 (0) (5) Correct as of 14 June 2015 National team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 2010–11 2017– Australia U20 Samoa 9 13 (0) (0) Correct as of 14 September 2019

Career

Early playing

Alo-Emile is of Samoan heritage, born in New Zealand he grew up in Brisbane, and attended Brisbane State High School. In 2006 he joined the Australian Rugby Union's National Talent Squad, and represented the Australian Schoolboys. In 2009 was a member of the Queensland side that won the Australian Schools Rugby title. Alo-Emile also represented the state of Queensland in Gridiron (American Football).[1]

He played for Sunnybank in the Queensland Premier Rugby competition.[2]

In 2010 Alo-Emile joined the Australian under 20s.[2] At the 2011 IRB Junior World Championship he played against England, France, New Zealand, Scotland, South Africa, and Tonga.[3][4]

In November 2014, Alo-Emile and Stade Français Paris announced that he would join the Parisian team at the end of the Super Rugby season.

Super and ITM rugby

Alo-Emile was a member of the Western Force in 2011, but did not make any first-team appearances. He joined the Melbourne Rebels in 2012.[1] At the end of the 2013 Super Rugby season he had 19 Super Rugby caps, and the Rebels released him to Waikato for the 2013 ITM Cup season.

International

On 23 August 2019, he was named in Samoa's 34-man training squad for the 2019 Rugby World Cup,[5] before being named in the final 31 on 31 August.[6]

Super Rugby statistics

As of 15 June 2015

Season	Team	Games	Starts	Sub	Mins	Tries	Cons	Pens	Drops	Points	Yel	Red
2011	Force	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2012	Rebels	3	0	3	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2013	Rebels	16	3	13	393	1	0	0	0	5	0	0
2014	Rebels	15	3	12	499	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2015	Rebels	16	9	7	942	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total		50	15	35	1857	1	0	0	0	5	0	0

References

1. "Paul Alo-Emile player profile". Melbourne Rebels. Archived from the original on 24 July 2013. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
2. "Paul Alo-Emile player profile". Sunnybank Rugby. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
3. "Paul Alo-Emile profile". 2011 JWC. IRB. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
4. ARU (10 May 2011). "Australian Under 20s Named for JWC". Australian Rugby Union. Archived from the original on 19 July 2012. Retrieved 17 April 2012.
5. Airey, Thomas (23 August 2019). "Alalatoa headlines Manu Samoa pre-World Cup squad". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
6. "Two uncapped players in Samoa squad for Japan". rugbyworldcup.com. Rugby World Cup. 31 August 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2019.

External links

• Rebels profile