Alipate Fatafehi is a Tongan Rugby union player who plays for French club Lyon OU

Lyon OU

Lyon Olympique Universitaire or LOU is a French rugby union team that competes in the Top 14, the first level of the country's professional league system. They earned their spot in the Top 14 by winning the 2010–11 title of the second-tier Pro D2....

. Fatafehi first played professional rugby for Otago in New Zealand from 2006-2008 but failed to secure a regular spot in the team, dropping down to the North Otago side for two games in 2008 before gaining a spot in the team for Otago's last game of 2008. His primary position is wing, although he has played fullback for Otago and more recently in line with global trends, has been used as a centre because of his size.

Stormers

After finishing his season in 2008 he was called over to South Africa to have a trial with the Super 14 franchise The Stormers. In his first match against Boland he started on the left wing, playing well before sent to the sin bin for a dangerous tackle. After much promise he failed to be selected for the Super 14 squad in 2009, but signed a contract with the Western Province to play in the Vodacom Cup for 2009 instead.

North Harbour

In 2010, Fatafehi played for North Harbour

North Harbour Rugby Union

The North Harbour Rugby Union , commonly referred to colloquially as North Harbour or simply Harbour, is a provincial rugby team which competes in the ITM Cup , the successor to the country's former domestic competition, the National Provincial Championship .-Area:Harbour Rugby encompasses a...

 in the New Zealand provincial competition, Air New Zealand Cup

Air New Zealand Cup

The ITM Cup is New Zealand's annual professional domestic Rugby union competition, taking place from late July through October . It was founded in 2006 with 14 teams, after the National Provincial Championship was split into two separate competitions. The other 12 provincial teams from the NPC...

. Despite playing a big role in the team's 2010 season, he was unable to secure a Super Rugby contract at the end of the season.

CA Saint-Étienne

In late 2010, Fatafehi signed with French club CA Saint-Étienne for the French Rugby Pro D2

Rugby Pro D2

Rugby Pro D2, also known as Pro D2 is the second level of domestic club rugby union in France, below the first division, Top 14. The competition was introduced in 2000. There is relegation and promotion between both the Top 14 and Fédérale 1, the third-level competition...

2010-11 season.

Tonga

Fatafehi has also been a member of the Tongan national sevens team, and for 2009 he has been selected to play for the Tongan national team in the Pacific Nations Cup.