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but had more defeats and did badly in acquiring bonus points) and he was not a first team regular only starting 4 league games. Alfie left at the end of the season to re-join his first
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16:Rugby player
1426:1980 births
1383:Tagicakibau
1200:Samoa squad
1122:Oxford Mail
1102:22 December
1005:27 February
801:21 December
671:22 December
570:La Rochelle
539:La Rochelle
482:Leeds Tykes
448:Dave Whelan
386:rugby union
350:Filipo Levi
322:New Zealand
310:rugby union
182:La Rochelle
93:Position(s)
1420:Categories
1388:A. Tuilagi
1291:H. Tuilagi
1236:Lealamanua
1231:Lafaiali'i
1037:2012-06-07
707:2007-09-09
652:References
486:Manu Samoa
425:Manu Samoa
41:1980-01-30
27:Birth name
1373:Seveali'i
1303:(injured)
1268:Schwalger
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1076:15 August
681:cite news
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413:Rotherham
402:Eden Park
162:Rotherham
143:2006-2009
1393:Williams
1378:So'oialo
1328:Crichton
1307:Vaeluaga
1286:Thompson
1252:Pala'amo
1226:Johnston
1026:L'Équipe
931:BBC News
863:Archived
839:BBC News
821:BBC News
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378:Auckland
372:Born in
318:Number 8
269:(Points)
129:(Points)
102:Number 8
1403:Coach:
1358:Mapusua
1333:Fa'atau
1263:Salanoa
646:2002-03
642:2001-02
613:Otahuhu
608:Honours
598:Chinnor
474:Bristol
390:Otahuha
362:Chinnor
334:Bristol
326:England
314:Flanker
194:Chinnor
174:Bristol
158:Otahuhu
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149:2012-13
147:2011-12
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141:2004-06
139:2003-04
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1273:Sititi
1258:Purdie
554:Top 14
444:Orrell
330:France
316:or at
166:Orrell
75:Weight
67:Height
1406:Jones
1243:(rep)
494:Tonga
374:Samoa
360:side
346:Samoa
279:Samoa
275:2001-
254:Years
153:2014-
114:Years
61:Samoa
1348:Lima
1343:Lemi
1301:Va'a
1296:Ulia
1221:Fuga
1104:2015
1078:2013
1007:2022
803:2015
687:link
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124:Apps
119:Team
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1353:Lui
1276:(c)
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558:Pau
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