Titi Lamositele (born February 11, 1995) is an American-Samoan

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player who plays at

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for Harlequins. He formerly played for the

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, before switching to play for

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in 2023.

Club career

Lamositele made his professional debut on March 22, 2015, playing 9 minutes off the bench for Saracens in an

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loss to

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. He helped Saracens win the European Champions Cup in 2017 and 2019, featuring in both finals. On 20 February 2020, Lamositele signed for French giants

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in the

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ahead of the 2020–21 season. On 15 May 2024, Lamositele signed for Premiership club Harlequins ahead of the 2024-25 season.

International career

Lamositele debuted for the U.S. in 2013. Lamositele scored his first try for the United States in the 2015 Pacific Nations Cup against Samoa. Lamositele played for the U.S. at the

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and

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s. In 2023 Lamositele debut for

in the

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, switching nations due to

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s Eligibility law change.

Honours

Saracens

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: 3 ( 2015–16, 2017–18, 2018–19) *

European Rugby Champions Cup The European Rugby Champions Cup (known as the Investec Champions Cup for sponsorship reasons) is an annual rugby union tournament organised by European Professional Club Rugby (EPCR). It is the top-tier competition for clubs who compete in a pr ...

: 3 ( 2015–16, 2016–17, 2018–19) *

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: 1 ( 2014–15)

Montpellier Hérault

: 1 ( 2021–22) *

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: 1 (

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)

References

External links

USA Rugby Profile
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