hiː plˈeɪd sˈuːpɚ ɹˈʌɡbi wɪððə hˈɜːɹᵻkˌeɪnz fɹʌm ɪts ɪnˈɔːɡjʊɹɹəl sˈiːzən ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɪks, wɪð ɐlˈɑːmə hˌævɪŋ ðə dɪstˈɪŋkʃən ʌv skˈoːɹɪŋ ðə fˈɜːst ˈɛvɚ tɹˈaɪ ɪn sˈuːpɚ ɹˈʌɡbi, ɐɡˈɛnst ˈɔːklənd blˈuːz ɪn pˈɑːmɚstən nˈɔːɹθ ˈɔːklənd blˈuːz wɛnt ˌɔn tə wˈɪn ðə mˈætʃ θˈɜːɾi sˈɪks twˈɛnti ˈeɪt.
He played Super Rugby with the Hurricanes from its inaugural season in 1996, with Alama having the distinction of scoring the first ever try in Super rugby, against Auckland Blues in Palmerston North - Auckland Blues went on to win the match 36–28.