Thretton Palamo
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| Date of birth | September 22, 1988 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Woodland, California | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 255 lb (18 st 3 lb; 116 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Arona Palamo (father) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position(s) | Centre | ||
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| Senior career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 2008-2009 2014-2016 2015-2016 2016- |
Biarritz Olympique Saracens → London Welsh Bristol Rugby |
0 3 5 3 |
(0) (0) (0) (0) |
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Correct as of 19 October 2016
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| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 2005-2007 2007-2008 2007- |
Samoa U19 United States U20 United States |
3 5 17 |
(0) (10) (0) |
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Correct as of 19 November 2016
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| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Team | Comps | |
| 2008-09, 2014- | United States | ||
Thretton Palamo (born September 22, 1988) is an American rugby union player who plays centre for the Bristol Rugby in the Aviva Premiership. When he appeared in the 2007 Rugby World Cup, he became the youngest ever player to have played in the Rugby World Cup, a record that was surpassed in 2015 by Vasil Lobzhanidze of Georgia.
Palamo was born in Woodland, California. Palamo is a graduate of Davis Senior High School in Davis, California. During his high school career he played both basketball, winning selection to the USA's U16 national team, and American football, leading his team in rushing yards and tackles during his senior year. He didn't officially start playing rugby until he was 16 when he joined the same club as his brothers, the San Francisco Golden Gate Rugby Club.
Within six months of joining SFGG, Palamo was called to represent Samoa at U19 level and also went on to play Sevens for Samoa, the country of his father's birth. However, as he approached 18 — the age deadline to commit to a specific national team — he decided to play for his own country of birth, the United States, saying this could create opportunities for other Samoan players.
With a recommendation from USA Rugby World Cup team-mate and Utah's head rugby coach Blake Burdette, Palamo went to Utah and played rugby union and American football for the Utes. He spent his freshman year just playing rugby. In June 2010, he led the Scrummin' Utes to victory in the inaugural Collegiate Rugby Championship, scoring two tries in a 31–26 overtime win over the California Golden Bears. A desire to play American football and some help from Burdette, a former Utes tight end, saw Palamo join the Utes American football program in early 2011, taking part in spring scrimmages as a running back.
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