told the club’s website, external<\/a>.<\/p>\n“I spoke to James O’Connor, Ben Volavola and Izaia Perese, [and] they told me about the history of Leicester. The fans are unreal, it’s pretty crazy at home games.”<\/p>\n
“I’m really happy to get involved, I can’t wait to get to know the boys, the fans and the culture,” he added.<\/p>\n
Asiata is a former Australia Under-20 international who was born in New Zealand, but won his first two caps for Samoa earlier this year.<\/p>\n
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