Atunaisa Vunivalu Explained

Atunaisa Vunivalu
Birth Place:	Fiji
Teama:	Fiji
Yearastart:	2000
Appearancesa:	3
Triesa:	3
Goalsa:	1
Fieldgoalsa:	0
Pointsa:	14
Source:	^[1]
New:	yes

Atunaisa Vunivalu is a Fijian rugby league footballer who represented Fiji in the 2000 World Cup.

Playing career

Vunivialu played in three matches for Fiji in the 2000 World Cup.^[2] He scored a hat-trick against Russia including a 90-metre try, then a record.^{[3] [4]}

In 2008, while playing for the Mango Bay Cowboys in the Fiji National Rugby League Grand Final, Vunivialu punched referee Sale Tubuna. The match was abandoned and he was subsequently suspended for five years.^{[5] [6]}

Notes and References

1. https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/atunasia-vunivalu/summary.html Atunasia Vunivialu
2. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=157624 Rugby League
3. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2008-11-01/fijians-floor-french-at-world-cup/190256 Fijians floor French at World Cup
4. http://www.thepost.co.za/new-zealand-thrash-lebanon-64-0-1.346922 New Zealand thrash Lebanon 64-0
5. Web site: Rugby: Player banned for punching ref . Otago Daily Times . 3 August 2008 . 7 February 2023.
6. https://archive.today/20130123034821/http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?ref=archive&id=96867 Vunivalu punches ref, cops 5-year ban