Logovi'i Mulipola

Logovi'i Mulipola (born 11 March 1987) is a Samoan rugby player currently playing with the Newcastle Falcons in Premiership Rugby.  He has played 26 times for  and was included in their squad for the 2011 Rugby World Cup.  He can play on both sides of the scrum.  Between 2012–2018 Mulipola played 131 times for Leicester Tigers, winning the Premiership Rugby title in 2013.

Playing career

International Play
Mulipola made his debut for  against Papua New Guinea on 18 July 2009 and represented Samoa in the 2011 Rugby World Cup, 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 2019 Rugby World Cup, before being named in the final 31 on 31 August.

England
Mulipola joined Leicester Tigers on trial in November 2011 and made his debut as a replacement on 7 January 2012 against London Wasps in a Premiership game at Welford Road Stadium.  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 Northampton, he was a used as a 73rd minute replacement in the 2012 Premiership Final where Leicester lost to Harlequins.

For the 2012 ITM Cup, Mulipola signed with Hawke's Bay, for a six-month contract deal. This only became clear to Leicester Tigers 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 Newcastle Falcons, another Premiership side, for the 2018–19 season.

Personal life 

Mulipola has twin sons with the sister of Martin Castrogiovanni.

On 16 February 2018 Mulipola represented Samoa at a reception hosted by Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace 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/

Category:Samoan rugby union players
Category:1987 births
Category:Samoa international rugby union players
Category:Living people
Category:Samoan expatriate rugby union players
Category:Expatriate rugby union players in England
Category:Samoan expatriate sportspeople in England
Category:Leicester Tigers players
Category:Rugby union props
Category:People from Aiga-i-le-Tai