Fullname: | Muagututia Tuala Peseta Sila Vaifale |
Birth Date: | 1967 7, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Lepea, Samoa |
Weight: | 212 lb |
Ru Position: | Flanker |
Amatyears1: | 1992-1995 |
Amatteam1: | Taradale |
Years1: | 1989-1992 |
Clubs1: | Marist St. Joseph |
Ru Provinceyears1: | 1992-1995 |
Ru Province1: | Hawke's Bay[1] |
Ru Provinceapps1: | 11 |
Ru Provincepoints1: | 5 |
Repyears1: | 1989-1997 |
Repcaps1: | 28 |
Reppoints1: | 16 |
Sila Vaifale (born 5 July 1967) is a former Samoan rugby union player. He made his international debut for against in Bucharest on 14 October 1989. Vaifale made his last appearance for Samoa against in Apia on 5 July 1997.
He scored the second try that helped Samoa defeat at the 1991 Rugby World Cup, 16–13.[2] [3] [4] Vaifale was also a member of the 1995 Rugby World Cup.[5] As part of the Samoan national team, he also played at the 1995 Rugby World Cup [6], was involved in the games of the Samoa sevens team at the 1993 and 1997 World Cups.[6]
In 2014 he held one of the posts in the West Apia Rugby Union[7] and oversees the Samoa youth rugby teams.[8]