Fakahau Valu Explained

Birth Name:Fakahau Valu
Birth Date:July 1, 1950
Birth Place:Fo'ui, Tongatapu. Tonga
Height:185cm
School:Tupou College
Ru Position:Flanker
Relatives:Asaeli Ai Valu (son)
Years1:19??–19??
1973–1987
Clubs1:Hihifo Rugby Club
Toloa Old Boys
Repyears1:1973–1987
Repcaps1:25
Reppoints1:24
Coachyears1:1995

Fakahau Valu (born July 1, 1950) is a former n rugby union player. He played as a flanker.

Career

He made his debut against the Māori All Blacks in 1973. Valu captained at the 1987 Rugby World Cup, he played his last game against . He was a member of the n squad that handed a shocking 16–11 defeat on June 30, 1973, at Ballymore Stadium.[1]

He coached at the 1995 Rugby World Cup.[2]

After career

In 2009, Valu was inducted into IRB's Pathway of Fame.[3] In 2008, Valu was awarded with the Order of Queen Sālote Tupou III[4] and a year later, he was inducted to the Tongan National Sports Hall of Fame along with Kitione Lave, Paea Wolfgram, Taufa'ahau Tupou IV, Tali Kavapalu and Motuliki Kailahi.[5] Valu is also a member of the organising committee for the 2019 Pacific Games.[6]

Personal life

His son, Asaeli Ai Valu is also a rugby union player, who represents Japan at international level.[7]

Honours

National honours

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Top 10 shock rugby upsets etched in the memory . David Leggat & Dylan Cleaver. New Zealand Herald . 22 July 2011 . 16 November 2014.
  2. Web site: RUGBY UNION . The Independent . 18 April 1995 . 16 November 2014.
  3. Web site: Tonga Prime Minister in Wellington for rugby event to mark two years to World Cup kick off . . 8 September 2009 . 16 November 2014.
  4. Web site: Royal orders presented at Palace. 2008-08-01. Matangitonga. en. 2019-10-12.
  5. Web site: Seven named for the National Sports Hall of Fame. 2009-12-08. Matangitonga. en. 2019-10-12.
  6. Web site: Calls on Prime Minister and government to ease tensions over the future of the Pacific Games 2019 – TBC. en-NZ. 2019-10-12.
  7. Web site: Live it TONGA : Son of Former National Rugby Player Fakahau Valu & Lioneti, now living in Japan. 2021-04-29. www.facebook.com. en.
  8. Web site: Royal orders presented at Palace . Matangi Tonga . 1 August 2008 . 2 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210121030307/https://matangitonga.to/2008/08/01/royal-orders-presented-palace . 21 January 2021.