Donald Kerslake
| Date of birth | 6 August 1980 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Samoa | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 174 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 118 kg (260 lb; 18 st 8 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Loau Donald Kerslake (born 6 August 1980)[1] is a Samoan judge and former rugby union player. He is the son of former Samoan Cabinet Minister and President of the lands and Titles Court Tuala Tagaloa Sale Kerslake.[2]
Sporting career
Kerslake's playing position was prop. He was selected to represent Samoa at the 2007 Rugby World Cup,[3] however he withdrew with injury before the tournament began.[4] He made 9 appearances for Samoa over the course of his career.
Legal and judicial career
Kerslake trained as a lawyer, and was admitted to the Samoan bar in 2002.[5] He worked as a lawyer for the Office of the Attorney General, then in private practice.[5] In January 2020 he was appointed a district court judge.[2][6] He later served as Principal Youth Court Judge for the Youth Court of Samoa.[5]
In July 2025 he was appointed an acting justice of the Supreme Court of Samoa.[5]
References
- ^ "Donald Kerslake". ESPN Rugby. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Former Manu Samoa player becomes District Court judge". RNZ. 6 January 2020. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
- ^ Manu Samoa
- ^ "Samoa lock Levi out of World Cup". BBC Sport. 3 September 2007. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
- ^ a b c d Marieta Heidi Ilalio (23 July 2025). "'Justice Kerslake' appointed to Supreme Court bench". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
- ^ "Loau Donald Kerslake is Samoa's Newest District Court Judge". Samoa Global News. 4 January 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
External links
- Donald Kerslake at ItsRugby.co.uk