Alefaio Vaisuai Explained
Birth Name: | Alefaio Vaisuai |
Birth Date: | 21 September 1963 |
Birth Place: | Moata'a, Samoa |
Spouse: | Mary-Anne Palmer[1] |
Children: | Precious[2] |
Ru Position: | Flanker |
Years1: | 199?-1998 |
Clubs1: | Moata'a |
Ru Sevensnationalyears1: | 1988-1998 |
Ru Sevensnationalcomp1: | 1993 |
Alefaio Vaisuai (born Moata'a, 21 September 1963[3]) is a Samoan former rugby sevens player who played as flanker.[4]
Career
At club level, Vaisuai played for Moata'a, which was the club where played many legends such as Michael Jones, Danny Kaleopa, Andy Aiolupo, Lolani Koko and Taufusi Salesa.[5] [6] [7] He took part in the 1993 Rugby World Cup Sevens playing for Samoa sevens,[8] as well in the 1993-1994 Hong Kong Sevens, where in the latter he scored the winning try against Fiji.[9] [10] He also played the 1996 Punta del Este Sevens tournament.[11] [12] He also took part at the 1992 Middlesex Sevens, in which Western Samoa won the final.
Personal life
Currently he is married and has a daughter, and he lives in Glen Eden, Auckland.[13]
Notes and References
- http://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/local-news/western-leader/6810182/Our-Precious-angel
- http://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/local-news/western-leader/6810182/Our-Precious-angel
- Web site: The Western Samoa disaster tour of 1992 . 2023-09-17 . World Rugby Museum . en.
- http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/issue/straitstimes19910303-1# NewspaperSG - The Straits Times
- https://www.ur7s.com/news/samoa_rugby_union_announce_assistant_national_team_7s_coach_team_manager Samoa Rugby Union announce assistant national team 7s coach team manager
- http://www.samoanews.com/tmo-marist-7s-flag-day-tournament-%E2%80%94-last-hurrah-5 TMO Marist 7s Flag Day Tournament — last hurrah
- http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=289288 Briefly
- http://www.samoatimes.co.nz/e-le-galo-le-siamupini-sosoo-a-moataa/ E le galo le siamupini soso'o a Moata'a
- http://www.scmp.com/article/24014/samoans-sink-fiji-battle-pacific Samoans sink Fiji in battle of pacific
- http://fijisun.com.fj/2008/09/28/rugby-scar-i-left-on-rush/ Rugby scar i left on rush
- Favoritos para el seven
- https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/rugby-union-hong-kong-sevens-fiji-lose-sevens-title-to-samoans-1500731.html Rugby Union / Hong Kong Sevens: Fiji lose sevens' title to Samoans
- http://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/local-news/western-leader/6810182/Our-Precious-angel