Asaeli Tikoirotuma (born 24 June 1986) is a Fijian
rugby union
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player. His regular playing position is
wing
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.
Until 2018 he played for the
London Irish
London Irish RFC is a professional rugby union club which competes in the Premiership, the top division of English rugby union. The club has also competed in the Anglo-Welsh Cup, the European Champions Cup and European Challenge Cup. While ...
in the
Green King IPA Championship
In his inaugural Super Rugby season in 2012, he won the Super Rugby title with the Chiefs on 4 August at the
2012 Super Rugby Final
The 2012 Super Rugby final was played between the South African Sharks and the New Zealand Chiefs Super Rugby teams on 4 August 2012. It was the 17th final in the Southern Hemisphere's premier transnational club rugby competition's history and ...
at home at
Waikato Stadium
FMG Stadium Waikato is a major sporting and cultural events venue in Hamilton, New Zealand, with a total capacity of 25,800. Four areas contribute to this capacity: The Brian Perry Stand holding 12,000, the WEL Networks Stand holding 8,000, the ...
, Hamilton. At the end of the 2012 season, he scored 7 tries, which meant he was joint 10th with 4 other players on the leading try scorers table.
In October 2013, he was named in the
Fiji team to their
2013 end-of-year tour.
On 5 June 2014, Tikoirotuma officially joined
Harlequins in England on a two-year contract. However, he was granted early release to join Premiership rivals
London Irish
London Irish RFC is a professional rugby union club which competes in the Premiership, the top division of English rugby union. The club has also competed in the Anglo-Welsh Cup, the European Champions Cup and European Challenge Cup. While ...
for the forthcoming 2015–16 season.
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Living people
1986 births
Fijian rugby union players
Chiefs (rugby union) players
Rugby union wings
Manawatu rugby union players
Fijian expatriate rugby union players
Expatriate rugby union players in New Zealand
Expatriate rugby union players in England
Fijian expatriate sportspeople in New Zealand
Fiji international rugby union players
Sportspeople from Suva
Harlequin F.C. players
Fijian expatriate sportspeople in England
London Irish players
Moana Pasifika players
Rugby union centres
North Harbour rugby union players
Counties Manukau rugby union players
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