Logovi'i Mulipola (born 11 March 1987) is a Samoan rugby player currently playing for

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Club career

Mulipola joined

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on trial in November 2011 and made his debut as a replacement on 7 January 2012 against

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in a Premiership game at

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. On 11 January 2012 he signed a contract until the end of the 2012 season. Mulipola started the 2012 Anglo-Welsh Cup final as Leicester beat

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, he was a used as a 73rd minute replacement in the 2012 Premiership Final where Leicester lost to Harlequins. For the 2012

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, Mulipola signed with

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, for a six-month contract deal. This only became clear to

after they signed him after his trial with the club. On 25 April 2012 it was announced Mulipola would not be joining Hawke's Bay and instead signed a new deal with Leicester to keep him in England. Mulipola started the 2013 Premiership Final at loosehead for Leicester as they beat Northampton to become English champions. Injury has restricted Mulipola to just 19 starts across three seasons from 2015–18. On 19 April 2018 it was announced Mulipola had signed for

, another Premiership side, for the 2018–19 season. He joined

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on a short-term deal in July 2020. He returned to Newcastle ahead of the 2020–21 season. He is currently contracted to remain at Newcastle until at least the end of the 2022–23 season.

International career

Mulipola made his debut for against

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on 18 July 2009 and represented Samoa in the

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, where he came off the bench for 2 minutes against . On 23 August 2019, he was named in Samoa's 34-man training squad for the

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, before being named in the final 31 on 31 August.

International tries

Personal life

Mulipola has twin sons with the sister of

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. On 16 February 2018 Mulipola represented Samoa at a reception hosted by

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to celebrate the achievements of the Commonwealth diaspora.

References

External links

* http://www.espnscrum.com/scrum/rugby/player/102201.html * http://www.rwc2011.irb.com/home/teams/team=45/player=36205/index.html * http://www.leicestertigers.com/rugby/leicester_tigers_senior_squad.php?player=102947&includeref=dynamic * http://www.leicestertigers.com/ {{DEFAULTSORT:Mulipola, Logovii Samoan rugby union players 1987 births Samoa international rugby union players Living people Samoan expatriate rugby union players Expatriate rugby union players in England Samoan expatriate sportspeople in England Leicester Tigers players Rugby union props People from Aiga-i-le-Tai 2011 Rugby World Cup players 2019 Rugby World Cup players