Christian Leali'ifano

Leali'ifano was born in Auckland, New Zealand, and moved with his family to Melbourne, Australia when he was seven years old. He played rugby union for the Australian Schoolboys team in 2004 and 2005. Leali'ifano joined the Brumbies rugby academy program in 2006. He played fly-half for the Australian Under 19 rugby team that won the IRB World Championship in 2006. == Club career ==

In 2007, Leali'ifano signed with the Brumbies on a rookie contract. He played for the Australian Sevens rugby team, and for the Canberra Vikings in the Australian Rugby Championship in 2007. Leali'ifano made his Super Rugby debut in 2008 against the Crusaders in Christchurch. Leali'ifano played six Super 14 games for the Brumbies in 2010 before being sidelined with a knee injury (rupture to his posterior cruciate). He recovered by July to play in the ITM Cup for Waikato in 2010, For the 2022 Super Rugby Pacific season he has signed with the Moana Pasifika franchise. == International career ==

Leali'ifano's test debut for the Wallabies lasted less than one minute. On 22 June 2013, he was knocked out attempting to tackle the British and Irish Lions centre Jonathan Davies in Brisbane. == Personal life ==

In August 2016, two weeks after the Brumbies were knocked out of the Super Rugby finals, Leali'ifano was diagnosed with leukaemia. He has resumed playing after receiving a bone marrow transplant, and in 2017 signed for Ulster, who play in the Pro14, on loan. He has signed with the Moana Pasifika for the 2022 Super Rugby Pacific season. == Career statistics ==

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