Fili Finau Explained

Birth Name:Salesi Fili Finau
Birth Date:4 January 1972
Birth Place:Neiafu, Vava'u Tonga
Height:6 ft 0 in[1]
Weight:237 lb
Position:Flanker
School:Homebush Boys High School
Amatyears1:1990-1993
Amatteam1:West Harbour RFC[2]
Province1:New South Wales
Provinceyears1:1993-1997
Super1:NSW Waratahs
Superyears1:1997-2001
Superapps1:15
Superpoints1:10
Repyears1:1990
Repyears2:1997
Repteam1:Australia Schools
Repcaps2:1
Reppoints2:0

Salesi Fili Finau (born Neiafu, 4 January 1972) is a former Tongan-born Australian rugby union player who played as flanker.

Career

Born on the island of Vava'u and educated at the Homebush Boys High School, Finau first played for West Harbour RFC in 1990, before his debut for the New South Wales representative team, which was during a match against the ACT Kookaburras played in Canberra, in 1993. He also played two seasons for the Waratahs in the Super 12.[3]

International career

At the international level, Finau debuted for the Australia Schoolboys XV, which was touring in Britain and Europe in 1990. His debut for the Wallabies was during the 1993 end of the year Australia tours in North America and Europe, although he played five uncapped matches for an Australian XV. His only test cap for Australia was during the third Bledisloe Cup test against the All Blacks in Dunedin, on 16 August 1997, replacing the injured flankers Matt Cockbain and Daniel Manu as blindside flankers.[4]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Salesi Fili Finau. ESPN scrum. 2019-03-24.
  2. Web site: Honour Board. West Harbour Rugby Pirates. en-US. 2019-03-24.
  3. Web site: Salesi Finau. 2017-05-18. New Zealand Rugby History. en. 2019-03-24. 24 March 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190324140920/https://www.rugbyhistory.co.nz/player/salesi-finau. dead.
  4. Web site: Salesi Fili Finau. www.rugby.com.au. en. 2019-03-24.