Geoff Valli Explained

Geoff Valli
Birth Name:Geoffrey Thomas Valli
Birth Date:3 November 1954
Birth Place:Nightcaps, New Zealand
Position:Fullback
Height:1.780NaN0
Weight:86kg (190lb)
Repteam1:New Zealand Colts
Repcaps1:4
Repcaps2:0
Reppoints2:0
Repyears1:1975
Repyears2:1980
Province1:Southland
Province2:North Auckland
Provinceyears1:1974–76, 1980
Provinceyears2:1981–84
Provinceapps1:42
Provinceapps2:32
Provincepoints1:352
Provincepoints2:216
Occupation:Builder[1]
School:Nightcaps District High School

Geoffrey Thomas Valli (born 3 November 1954) is a former New Zealand rugby union player. A full-back, Valli represented Southland and North Auckland at a provincial level. He played a single game for the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, against Fiji in 1980, for which the New Zealand Rugby Union did not award full international caps.[2]

Valli's brother, Keith, was killed in the Pike River Mine disaster in 2010.[1]

Notes and References

  1. News: Northland All Black loses brother in Greymouth tragedy . 26 November 2010 . Northern Advocate . 10 August 2014 . Lindy . Laird.
  2. Web site: Geoff Valli . Knight . Lindsay . New Zealand Rugby Union . 10 August 2014.