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| birth_name = Dale Aloalii Rasmussen
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'''Dale Rasmussen''' (born 5 July 1977) is a former [[Samoa]]n [[Samoa national rugby union team|international]] [[rugby union]] player. He played as an outside centre.
Rasmussen joined [[Worcester Warriors|Warriors]] from [[Exeter Chiefs]] in the summer of 2004 and made his debut in the club's first-ever [[Guinness Premiership|Premiership]] match against [[Newcastle Falcons]].

The [[Samoa]]n [[Samoa national rugby union team|international]] cemented his place in the side straight away and was a consistent player throughout the [[2005–06 Guinness Premiership|2005/06 season]], playing 23 league and cup games throughout the campaign. His performances and commitment was recognised by the [[Worcester Warriors|Warriors]] coaching staff when they selected him as the Player of the Year, the award for which he picked up at the club's end of season awards celebration.

Last season Rasmussen signed a new three-year deal, which will keep him at [[Sixways Stadium|Sixways]] until 2010.

In 2012, Ramussen announced that he would leave [[Worcester Warriors]] and retire from Rugby.

==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090212160441/http://www.warriors.co.uk/players/warriorsplayers.php?player=4640&includeref=dynamic Worcester Warriors Profile] at [http://www.warriors.co.uk/ Warriors.co.uk]

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{{Samoa Squad 2003 World Cup}}

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