AJ Alatimu (born 25 March 1993) is a Samoan

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player who plays for the

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(MLR) in the United States. His position of choice is fly-half. He also played for

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in the

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competition. On 23 August 2019, he was named in Samoa's 34-man training squad for the

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, before being named in the final 31 on 31 August.

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