Siaosi Vaili Explained

Birth Place:Apia, Samoa
Birth Date:1977 9, df=yes
Weight:246 lb
Position:Flanker
Amatteam1:Manurewa
Amatteam2:Ponsonby RFC
Amatyears2:-2003
Years1:2003–2004
Years2:2004–2006
Years3:2006–2007
Clubs1:Exeter Chiefs[1]
Clubs2:Worcester Warriors[2]
Clubs3:Viadana Rugby[3]
Apps2:27
Points2:20
Provinceapps1:1
Provinceapps2:1
Provinceyears1:2000
Provinceyears2:2002
Provincepoints1:5
Provincepoints2:0
Province1:Counties Manukau[4]
Province2:Hawkes Bay
Repyears1:2001–2004
Repcaps1:10
Reppoints1:0

Siaosi Vaili (born 7 September 1977) is a Samoan former rugby union player. He played as a flanker.

Career

Vaili was born in Apia, Western Samoa. He moved to New Zealand playing for the provincial teams of Counties Manukau and Hawke's Bay. In the summer of 2003, he arrived in Europe, playing for the Exeter Chiefs, in the English second division. A season later, Vaili joined Worcester Warriors in the English Premiership, where he stayed for two seasons until 2006; and a year later, for Viadana Rugby, with which he won the 2006-07 Coppa Italia.

International career

He first played for Samoa in a test match against Ireland, at Lansdowne Road, on 11 November 2001, during the Samoa tour of Europe in 2001. He was part of the 2003 Rugby World Cup roster, playing only the match against Georgia. His last international cap was against Fiji, at Suva, on 12 June 2004.

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2004/sep/03/rugbyunion.thomascastaignede Rugby Union:Premiership Lowdown
  2. http://www.warriors.co.uk/rugby/players/index.php?player=4603&includeref=dynamic Players and Coaching Index – Worcester Warriors
  3. http://ricerca.gelocal.it/gazzettadimantova/archivio/gazzettadimantova/2006/12/29/NS3PO_NS301.html L'Arix si rinforza: Ecco Harvey – Gazzetta di Mantova
  4. Web site: Siaosi Vaili. 2017-05-18. New Zealand Rugby History. en. 2019-10-03.