Ata Malifa

Ata Malifa
Birth name	Ata Malifa
Date of birth	September 10, 1985 (age 38)
Place of birth	American Samoa
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight	205 lb (93 kg)
Notable relative(s)	Nese Malifa (twin brother)
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Position(s)	Fly-half
Amateur team(s)
Years	Team
2009; 2010–2014; 2015; 2016–2018	Belmont Shore; Glendale Merlins; Denver Barbarians; Glendale Raptors
Senior career
Years	Team
2016 ; 2018–2020	Denver Stampede ; Colorado Raptors
International career
Years	Team
2009	United States
National sevens team
Years	Team
2009–2010	United States

Ata Malifa (born 10 September 1985 in American Samoa) is an American rugby union fly-half. He previously played for the Colorado Raptors in Major League Rugby (MLR)^[1]^[2] and briefly for the USA Eagles.^[3]

He is the twin brother of Nese Malifa.^[4]

Malifa's family moved to Auckland, New Zealand when he was 14.^[4] he later played for Bay of Plenty.^[5]

References[edit]

^ "Ata Malifa". Glendale Raptors. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
^ "Glendale Raptors Re-Sign Ata Malifa". djcoilrugby. December 4, 2018.
^ "Ata Malifa". ESPN. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Dallas Jackals Names Nesse Malifa Assistant Coach". DJ Coil Rugby. 16 December 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
^ "Double trouble looms as twin France-bound". New Zealand Herald. 9 September 2007. Retrieved 12 March 2022.

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