Rugby player
| Date of birth | (1988-06-21) 21 June 1988 (age 36) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Samoa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 118 kg (18 st 8 lb; 260 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Maselino Paulino (born 21 June 1988) is a Samoan rugby union player who plays as a second-row or flanker.
He made his debut for the Samoa national rugby union team in September 2008, playing against New Zealand in New Plymouth. He has made 7 appearances for his country to date, spread over 8 calendar years. His last appearance came in the June 2015 international victory against Canada, but Paulino was not selected to be a part of Samoa's final squad for the 2015 Rugby World Cup. He stands at 205 cm in height, slightly under 6 ft 9 in.
Paulino joined the Scarlets in October 2015, originally signing on trial before signing a season-long contract. To date, Paulino has received 3 yellow cards in 15 appearances, and he was also suspended for 3 weeks for striking Courtney Lawes in the Rugby Challenge Cup match against Northampton Saints in January 2016. In March 2016, Lyon announced that they had signed Paulino for the 2016–17 season. On 14 February 2017, Paulino would leave Lyon to join Pro D2 club RC Narbonne from the 2017–18 season.
References
- "Ultimate Rugby : Maselino Paulino". Ultimaterugby.com. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
- "Maselino Paulino". Llanelli RFC. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
- "Samoan international bolsters Scarlets pack". Scarlets. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
- "Scarlets Samoan lock Maselino Paulino banned for Lawes 'strike'". BBC. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
- "Officiel : Le LOU enregistre ses 12 premières recrues". Lyon OU. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
- "Lyon and Samoa second-rower Maselino Paulino signs for RC Narbonne". Rugbyrama.fr. 14 March 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2017.