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South Sydney Rabbitohs - Roy Asotasi

Position - Prop
Junior Club - Marist (Auckland)

Information - Asotasi has made sixteen appearances for the New Zealand Kiwis international side and is the current captain as of the 2007 Bundaburg Rum Anzac Test Match. His position of choice is at prop forward.

Roy Asotasi is a product of the Bulldogs having joined the club in 2000 as a prop forward where he was a regular member of the Flegg team and played in the Premiership winning team against Western Suburbs.

In 2001, he was a regular member of the Flegg team and played in the Premiership winning team against Cronulla as a second rower.

By 2002, Asotasi became a regular member of the Premier League team and received the opportunity to in the NRL against Canberra when Glen Hughes was injured. He returned to the Premier League to play in the Preliminary Final against Penrith but was injured and missed the Grand Final win.

In 2004, Asotasi started the season in the NRL and played every game of the season including the Premiership winning game against the Roosters.

In the same year he was also selected to play for New Zealand. He has played 14 Tests for New Zealand from 2004 to 2006.

In 2005, Asotasi played every match of the season before his sequence of 74 consecutive games was interupted in 2006. He was injured just before the finals but returned to play in the Preliminary Final against Brisbane.

Roy Asotasi joined South Sydney for the 2007 season