Paul Alo-Emile (born 22 December 1991) is a Samoan

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player. His regular playing position is

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. He plays for Stade Français Paris in the Top 14.

Career

Early playing

Alo-Emile is of Samoan heritage, born in New Zealand he grew up in Brisbane, and attended Brisbane State High School. In 2006 he joined the Australian Rugby Union's National Talent Squad, and represented the Australian Schoolboys. In 2009 was a member of the Queensland side that won the Australian Schools Rugby title. Alo-Emile also represented the state of Queensland in Gridiron (

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). He played for Sunnybank in the Queensland Premier Rugby competition. In 2010 Alo-Emile joined the Australian under 20s. At the

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he played against England, France, New Zealand, Scotland, South Africa, and Tonga. In November 2014, Alo-Emile and Stade Français Paris announced that he would join the Parisian team at the end of the Super Rugby season.

Super and ITM rugby

Alo-Emile was a member of the

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in 2011, but did not make any first-team appearances. He joined the

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. At the end of the

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he had 19 Super Rugby caps, and the Rebels released him to

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for the

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season.

International

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.

Super Rugby statistics

References

External links

Rebels profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Alo-Emile, Paul 1991 births Australian rugby union players Australian people of Samoan descent Melbourne Rebels players Melbourne Rising players Western Force players Waikato rugby union players Rugby union props New Zealand emigrants to Australia Sportsmen from Queensland People educated at Brisbane State High School Living people Rugby union players from Brisbane Stade Français players Expatriate rugby union players in France Samoa international rugby union players Samoan rugby union players