| Full name | Fautua Otto | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | (1985-07-23) 23 July 1985 (age 39) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Saasaai, Western Samoa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 198 lb (90 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Fautua Otto (born 23 July 1985) is a Samoan former international rugby union player.
Born in Saasaai, Otto was a centre and winger, capped 12 times for Samoa between 2010 and 2014. He scored a try against England at Twickenham in 2010 and also represented Samoa in rugby sevens, including matches in their 2009–10 IRB Sevens World Series title-winning campaign.
Otto had several years in England's RFU Championship. He competed for Bristol between 2011 and 2014, scoring 13 tries, then continued his career at the Jersey Reds in 2015. His contract was terminated by Jersey in 2016 after he was convicted of driving while disqualified and jailed for five months.
See also
References
- "Rugby: Jersey announce two new signings". Jersey Evening Post. 6 February 2015.
- "Bristol sign Samoan centre Otto". BBC News. 31 May 2011.
- "Fautua Otto: Bristol's Samoa centre leaves club early". BBC Sport. 15 May 2014.
- "Fautua Otto: Jersey's Samoa centre jailed for five months for driving while banned". BBC Sport. 26 September 2016.
External links
- Fautua Otto at ESPNscrum
- 1985 births
- Living people
- Samoan rugby union players
- 21st-century Samoan sportsmen
- Samoa international rugby union players
- Rugby union centres
- Rugby union wings
- Samoa international rugby sevens players
- Samoan expatriate rugby union players in England
- Bristol Bears players
- Jersey Reds players
- Expatriate rugby union players in Jersey
- Sportspeople convicted of crimes