Dwayne Polataivao
Samoan rugby union player
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Dwayne E. Polataivao (born 30 July 1990)[1] is a Samoan rugby union player. A scrum-half, he played for Moana Pasifika in Super Rugby in 2022.[2] He has also represented Samoa internationally.[3][4][5]
| Born | 30 July 1990 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 92 kg (14 st 7 lb; 203 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | De La Salle College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
Dwayne was educated at De La Salle College, Māngere East.[6]
He started his professional career playing for the Auckland in 2015,[1] and was first selected for the Samoa national team in 2016.[7]
He joined the Doncaster Knights in 2019.[1][8]
He was selected for the Samoa national squad ahead of the 2019 World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup.[1]
In September 2020 he was named in the Tasman Mako squad for the 2020 Mitre 10 Cup.[9] He played 7 games for the Mako in the 2020 season as they won their second premiership title in a row.[10]
Polataivao was named in the Moana Pasifika squad to play the Maori All Blacks in late 2020, coming off the bench and scoring a try in a 28-21 loss.[11]
