Michael Alaalatoa is an Australian Rugby Union player who currently plays as a prop for the Waratahs in the international Super Rugby competition.
Career
Rugby was where he excelled and he played three years in the Newington College First XV. He made his way through the ranks in the New South Wales Shute Shield, initially with Southern Districts and later West Harbour. An injury to regular front-rower Paddy Ryan saw Alaalatoa called up to the Waratahs first team for the final round of league matches in the 2014 Super Rugby season. He made his debut as a second-half replacement in the Waratahs 34-3 victory over the Reds in Brisbane.
Membership
Born into a rugby household where father Vili was a member of the Samoa squad for the 1991 Rugby World Cup, Alaalatoa was quickly introduced into the sporting world and played rugby, volleyball and cricket in his childhood. Some impressive performances at that level saw him become a regular member of the Waratahs wider training squad in 2014. Alaalatoa was a member of the Samoa Under 20 side that competed in the 2011 Institutional Review Board Junior World Championship.
