Alefoso Yalayalatabua (22 January 1977 – 18 July 2020) was a Fijian rugby union player. He played as a prop. He played for Fiji Warriors.

Alefoso Yalayalatabua
Date of birth(1977-01-22)22 January 1977
Place of birthSuva, Dominion of Fiji
Date of death18 July 2020(2020-07-18) (aged 43)
Place of deathSuva, Fiji
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight106 kg (16 st 10 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2003 - 2003
2007 - 2007
2007 - 2007
2008 -
Namosi
Highlanders
Fiji Warriors
Suva
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International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2007 - 2010 Fiji 10 (0)

Career

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Yalayalatabua was first capped for Fiji, on 19 May 2007, aged 30, in a 3-8 loss to Samoa. He was in his country's squad at the 2007 Rugby World Cup finals, playing a single game, in the 12-55 loss to Australia. He had 10 caps for his national side, without ever scoring.

His ties to the Fijian military hindered his international career because of New Zealand and Australia's ban on the Fiji military, which meant he would not be able to compete at the 2011 Rugby World Cup.

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