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Former Collegiate Football standout Ngalu Fusimalohi has joined the New England Free Jacks on a four-week trial. The 28-year-old was named Offensive Lineman of the Year as a junior for the Kansas City Jayhawks. He played four seasons at the Big 12 school.
Fusimalohi is not new to rugby. Born and raised in Tonga, he played the sport for Tonga High School in Nuku’alofa before emigrating to the USA in 2009. Older brother Tavake, a loose forward, represented his home nation at the 2016 Hong Kong Sevens.
An enormous figure at 6’3″ (1.90m) and nearly 310lbs (140kg), Fusimalohi was due to join the XFL prior to the pandemic but will now try his hand at earning a Major League Rugby contract. He is set to trial at prop for the Free Jacks.
