Christian Leali'ifano
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Christian Pharaoh Leali'ifano (born 24 September 1987) is a professional
Early life
Leali'ifano was born in
Leali'ifano joined the Brumbies rugby academy program in 2006.
Club career
In 2007, Leali'ifano signed with the Brumbies on a rookie contract. He played for the Australian Sevens rugby team, and for the Canberra Vikings in the Australian Rugby Championship in 2007.[6][8]
Leali'ifano made his
and he played fourteen matches for the Brumbies in 2011.In 2012, Leali'ifano was named Man of the Match by Super Rugby officials for eight out of the ten Super Rugby games he played.[1] Unfortunately, he suffered a broken ankle in his tenth game which ended his season and any chance of being selected for the Wallabies in 2012.[1]
In August 2017, after successful treatment for leukaemia, Leali'ifano signed for Irish
For the 2022 Super Rugby Pacific season he has signed with the Moana Pasifika franchise.[10]
On 7 May in a game against the Waratahs, Leali'ifano became the 7th player to reach 1,000 Super Rugby points.[11]
International career
Leali'ifano's test debut for the
Personal life
In August 2016, two weeks after the Brumbies were knocked out of the Super Rugby finals, Leali'ifano was diagnosed with
Career statistics
Club summary
- As of 22 July 2016[13]
| Season | Team | Games | Starts | Sub | Mins | Tries | Cons | Pens | Drops | Points | Yel | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Brumbies | 13 | 13 | 0 | 1040 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 2009 | Brumbies | 9 | 9 | 0 | 712 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | Brumbies | 6 | 6 | 0 | 466 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | Brumbies | 14 | 12 | 2 | 937 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012 | Brumbies | 10 | 10 | 0 | 788 | 0 | 17 | 25 | 0 | 109 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | Brumbies | 18 | 18 | 0 | 1393 | 4 | 22 | 58 | 0 | 238 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | Brumbies | 13 | 10 | 3 | 904 | 0 | 12 | 15 | 0 | 69 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | Brumbies | 18 | 18 | 0 | 1419 | 4 | 33 | 28 | 0 | 170 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | Brumbies | 16 | 16 | 0 | 1267 | 3 | 41 | 22 | 0 | 163 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Moana Pasifika | 8 | 7 | 1 | 541 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 43 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 117 | 112 | 5 | 8926 | 20 | 125 | 149 | 2 | 803 | 3 | 0 | |
References
- ^ a b c d e "Brumbies Profile: Christian Lealiifano". Brumbies. 20 March 2012. Archived from the original on 17 March 2012.
- ^ "Christian Lealiifano". RUGBY.com.au. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
- ^ a b Harris, Bret (17 February 2012). "Christian Lealiifano will take some time before signing a new contract". The Australian.
- ^ RA & the private schoolboy image ABC News 14 June 2023
- ^ a b c Ceddia, Adrian (2 May 2006). "Union world at Christian's feet". Whittlesea-Mernda-Doreen Star. Star News. Archived from the original on 4 April 2013.
- ^ a b "Lealiifano re-signs with ACT Brumbies" (Press release). Titan Management. 5 September 2007.
- ^ ARU (22 May 2006). "Australian U21s selected for 2006 IRB World Championships" (Press release). Australian Rugby Union. Archived from the original on 4 April 2013.
- ^ Brumbies Media Unit (20 March 2012). "Lealiifano ready to take on the Highlanders" (Press release). Brumbies. Archived from the original on 4 April 2013.
- ^ "Pro14: Ulster sign Australia fly-half Christian Lealiifano on five-month deal". BBC Sport. 21 August 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
- ^ a b "Moana Pasifika community celebrates historic first Super Rugby squad". Moana Pasifika (Press release). 22 November 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
- ^ "Super Rugby Pacific: Christian Leali'ifano passes 1000 points in Moana Pasifika's loss to Waratahs". Newshub. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
- ^ "Wallabies Lealiifano, Barnes injured in first half". Special Broadcasting Service. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
- ^ "Player Statistics". its rugby. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
External links
- Christian Lealiifano at the World Rugby Men's Sevens Series
- Christian Lealiifano at ESPNscrum
- Christian Lealiifano at ItsRugby.co.uk
- Wallabies Profile
- Brumbies Profile at the Wayback Machine (archived 17 March 2012)
