Geoff Valli

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Geoff Valli
Birth nameGeoffrey Thomas Valli
Date of birth (1954-11-03) 3 November 1954 (age 69)
Place of birthNightcaps, New Zealand
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight86 kg (190 lb)
SchoolNightcaps District High School
Occupation(s)Builder[1]
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fullback
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1974–76, 1980
1981–84
42
32
(352)
(216)
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1975
1980
New Zealand Colts
New Zealand
4
0

(0)

Geoffrey Thomas Valli (born 3 November 1954) is a former New Zealand

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]

References

  1. ^ a b Laird, Lindy (26 November 2010). "Northland All Black loses brother in Greymouth tragedy". Northern Advocate. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
  2. ^ Knight, Lindsay. "Geoff Valli". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 10 August 2014.