Dwayne Polataivao

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]

Dwayne Polataivao
Date of birth (1990-07-30) 30 July 1990
Place of birthSamoa
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Weight92 kg (14 st 7 lb; 203 lb)[1]
SchoolDe La Salle College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrum-half
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2019
2020		 Doncaster Knights
Utah Warriors		 5
5		 (0)
(10)
Correct as of 5 September 2020
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
2015
2020		 Auckland
Tasman		 1
7		 (0)
(0)
Correct as of 14 November 2020
Super Rugby
Years Team Apps (Points)
2020, 2022 Moana Pasifika 3 (0)
Correct as of 3 April 2022
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2016–2021 Samoa 21 (20)
Correct as of 3 April 2022

Career

He started his professional career playing for the Auckland in 2015,[1] and was first selected for the Samoa national team in 2016.

He joined the Doncaster Knights in 2019.[1][6]

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.[7] He played 7 games for the Mako in the 2020 season as they won their second premiership title in a row.

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.

Dwayne attended De La Salle College, Māngere East and won the 2008 National First XV Championship (New Zealand) making it De La Salles first national championship title.

References
  1. "Dwayne Polataivo". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  2. "Dwayne Polataivao". mako.nz. Archived from the original on 2 March 2021. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  3. "Samoa's Pisi chases second Wallabies upset". ESPN. 4 September 2019. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  4. "Wallabies ease past Samoa in Rugby World Cup warm-up". The Guardian. 7 September 2019. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  5. "Pocock returns as Wallabies down Samoa in Sydney". Reuters. 7 September 2019. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  6. "One Local Player in Samoa's Rugby World Cup Squad". Samoa Global News. 1 September 2019. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  7. "2020 Tasman Mako Squad". mako.nz. 5 September 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2020.


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