Elisi Vunipola Explained

Elisi Vunipola
Birth Name:Elisi Busco Vunipola
Birth Date:1972 7, df=yes
Birth Place:Nukuʻalofa, Tonga
Height:1.7m (05.6feet)
Weight:82 kg
Relatives:Feʻao Vunipola (brother)
Manu Vunipola (brother)
Mako Vunipola and Billy Vunipola (nephews)
Ru Position:Fly-half
Ru Amateuryears:2000
Ru Amateurclubs:Ngongotaha
Ru Clubyears:1990-1997
1997-2000
2002-2005
Ru Proclubs:Toa-ko-Ma'afu RFC
Sanyo
Caerphilly
Ru Provinceyears:2000
Ru Province:Bay of Plenty[1]
Super14years:1996
Super14:ACT Brumbies[2]
Ru Nationalyears:1990-2005
Ru Nationalcaps:41
Ru Nationalpoints:(50)
Repsevensyears1: 

Elisi Busco Vunipola (born 5 July 1972, in Nukuʻalofa) is a Tongan former rugby union player. He played as fly-half.

Career

Vunipola debuted for Tonga in the match against Fiji, in Nuku'alofa, on 24 March 1990. He played the 1995 and 1999 World Cups, earning in total 6 World Cup caps. Although not taking part at the 2003 Rugby World Cup, Vunipola last played for Tonga in the match against France, in Toulouse, on 19 November 2005. At club level, he played for Sanyo, ACT Brumbies, Caerphilly RFC and Bay of Plenty.

Personal life

He is brother of the scrum-half Manu Vunipola and of the hooker Feʻao Vunipola, both Tongan internationals. He is also the uncle of Feʻao's sons, Billy and Mako Vunipola, both England internationals.[3] He is the father of fly-half Manu Vunipola.[4]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.rugbyhistory.co.nz/player/elise-vunipola Elisi Busco Vunipola at New Zealand Rugby Union
  2. https://www.rugbyhistory.co.nz/player/elise-vunipola Elise Vunipola at New Zealand Rugby History
  3. News: England v Italy: Vunipola brothers Mako and Billy want Mum to see their Sunday best. 7 March 2013. Daily Telegraph. Chadband. Ian.
  4. News: Young Gun: Saracens fly-half Manu Vunipola's cousins aren't his only influences. The Rugby Paper. 19 March 2019. 28 February 2020.