Fijian prop Lee-Roy Atalifo joined Edinburgh in the 2020-21 season from English Championship team Jersey Reds.
Born in Rotuma, Fiji, Atalifo graduated with an Engineering Degree before working as a firefighter with Fiji’s National Fire Authority.
The tighthead made his international debut against the Cook Islands in June 2014 before being named in the Fiji squad for the 2015 Rugby World Cup where he featured in three pool matches against Canada, Wales and Uruguay.
Following a short spell with Italian club Rugby Roviga Delta – where he won the Eccellenza title - the Fijian returned East to New Zealand where he penned a deal with Canterbury ahead of the 2016-17 Mitre 10 Cup.
Atalifo made four appearances at AMI Stadium before joining Jersey Reds ahead for the 2017-18 campaign.
In three seasons with The Islanders, Atalifo has so far featured in 60 matches - scoring two tries in the process – with the Reds currently sitting in seventh place in the Championship.
Atalifo was selected in the Fiji squad for the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan where he came off the bench in two pool stages fixtures against Uruguay and Georgia and now joins fellow Fijians Viliame Mata and Mesulame Kunavula at the capital club.
Date of birth: 10 March 1988
Height: 5'11
Place of birth: Rotuma, Fiji
Weight: 134kg
International career

Fiji - 13 Caps
Stats
Appearances
Total points
Tries
Other players

Ben Toolis
Lock

Dave Cherry
Hooker

Marshall Sykes
Lock

Pierre Schoeman
Loosehead

Boan Venter
Loosehead

Adam McBurney
Hooker

Magnus Bradbury
Number 8

Luke Crosbie
Openside Flanker

Stuart McInally
Hooker

Jamie Ritchie
Blindside Flanker

Nick Haining
Blindside Flanker

Hamish Watson
Openside Flanker

Harrison Courtney
Loosehead

Grant Gilchrist
Lock

Angus Williams
Tighthead

Connor Boyle
Openside Flanker

Mesu Kunavula
Openside Flanker

Luan de Bruin
Tighthead

Pierce Phillips
Lock

Jamie Hodgson
Lock

Viliame Mata
Number 8

Kwagga van Niekerk
Openside Flanker

Glen Young
Lock

Ben Muncaster
Number 8

WP Nel
Tighthead
