Alfie To'oala Vaeluaga is a professional rugby union

Rugby union

Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...

 player for La Rochelle

Atlantique Stade Rochelais

Stade Rochelais is a French rugby union club who compete in the Pro D2. They are often known simply as La Rochelle.They were founded in 1898 and play at Stade Marcel-Deflandre . They wear yellow and black...

, joining them in 2011 from Leeds. He was recruited to Bristol

Bristol Rugby

Bristol Rugby is a rugby union club based in Bristol, England. The club currently plays in the RFU Championship and competes in the British and Irish Cup. They rely in large part on the many junior rugby clubs in the region, particularly those from 'the Combination'...

 the start of the 2006 Guinness Premiership

Guinness Premiership

The English Premiership, also currently known as the Aviva Premiership because of the league's sponsorship by Aviva, is a professional league competition for rugby union football clubs in the top division of the English rugby system. There are twelve clubs in the Premiership...

 season to bolster the Bristol back row, having played for both Orrell

Orrell R.U.F.C.

Orrell Rugby Union Football Club is a rugby union team from the Orrell area of the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester.The club were founded in 1927, holding a place in the top-tier of rugby union from 1986 to 1997.-1927–1939:...

 and Plymouth Albion

Plymouth Albion R.F.C.

Plymouth Albion Rugby Football Club is a rugby union club who play in Plymouth, England. The club was founded around 1915 from a merger between Plymouth RFC and Devonport Albion RFC...

 against Bristol when the team was in National Division One.

He has been capped by Samoa

Samoa national rugby union team

The Manu Samoa is the men's representative side of the Samoa Rugby Union in both the 15's and the 7's for international competitions. The Samoa Rugby Union is owned by the affiliated rugby unions of Samoa. In Samoa, Manu Samoa is in honour of a famous Samoan warrior. From 1924 to 1997 Samoa was...

, and was called up to the Samoa World Cup 2007 team as a replacement for Filipo Levi

Filipo Levi

Filipo Levi is a New Zealand-born Samoan rugby union footballer.-Career:InternationalLevi is a current member of the Manu Samoa 2011 Rugby World Cup squad....

 who fractured his eye socket in a warm up match against Sale

Sale Sharks

Sale Sharks are a professional rugby union club who play in England in the Aviva Premiership.The club is an offshoot of Sale FC, which is based at Heywood Road in Sale, Greater Manchester, but Sharks currently play in Stockport at Edgeley Park, ground sharing with Stockport County F.C.Part of the...

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External links

• La Rochelle profile
• Alfie To'oala Vaeluaga on leedscarnegie.co.uk
• Sporting Heroes profile