Mahe Vailanu Explained

Mahe Vailanu
Birth Date: df=y 25 January 1997[1]
Birth Place:Tofoa, Tonga[2]
Height:178cm (70inches)
Weight:109kg (240lb)
School:Auckland Grammar School
Ru Currentposition:Hooker, Flanker
Years1:2017
Years2:2018
Years3:2019
Years4:2021
Clubs4:LA Giltinis
Apps1:8
Apps2:7
Apps3:0
Apps4:12
Points1:0
Points2:5
Points3:0
Points4:10
Superyears1:2018
Superyears2:2022–
Superapps1:2
Superapps2:28
Superpoints1:0
Superpoints2:35

Mahe Vailanu (born 10 January 1997) is a Tongan Australian rugby union player who plays for the NSW Waratahs in Super Rugby Pacific.

He previously played for the in the Super Rugby competition.[3] His position of choice is hooker.

Vailanu started his Australian career in Melbourne, with the Harlequins Rugby club, winning the 2017 Dewar Shield for the season.

Since 2018, Vailanu has played under head coach Darren Coleman.[4] He followed Coleman from the Warringah Rats to the Gordon Highlanders in 2019, then to the LA Giltinis in 2021 and NSW Waratahs in 2022, having won premierships with the Rats, Highlanders and Giltinis.

Super Rugby statistics

Season Team Games Starts Sub Mins Tries Cons Pens Drops Points Yel Red
2 0 2 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 2 0 2 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mahe Vailanu – NSW Rugby . nsw.rugby . New South Wales Rugby Union (NSWRU) .
  2. News: Geddes . Jon . 25 April 2018 . Shute Shield: Warringah Rats unleash explosive new Super forward Mahe Vailanu . . Vailanu was born in Tonga before heading to New Zealand when he was 14 after being offered a rugby scholarship at the prestige Auckland Grammar School. .
  3. Rebels skipper Coleman returns for Waratahs derby . Melbourne Rebels . 16 March 2018 . 16 March 2018.
  4. Web site: LA GILTINIS SIGN TOP SYDNEY RUGBY HOOKER MAHE VAILANU. LA Giltinis . 14 March 2021 .