Vili Ala'alatoa

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Vili Ala'alatoa
Date of birth (1962-08-09) August 9, 1962 (age 61)
Place of birthSamoa
Notable relative(s)Michael Ala'alatoa (son)
Allan Ala'alatoa (son)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1988
1990-1997
West Harbour
Manly
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International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1988-1992  Samoa 10 (0)

Vili Ala'alatoa (born August 9, 1962) is a Samoan rugby union player. He plays as a prop. He played for West Harbour RFC,[1] and then, for Manly RUFC[2][3]

Career

Ala'alatoa debuted for Western Samoa in the test match against Ireland at Lansdowne Road in 1988. He was a member of the Western Samoan team during the 1991 Rugby World Cup. His last international for Western Samoa was a test against Fiji in 1992, at Suva.

Personal life

A fan of

Brumbies and Australia, who was named after Australia cricket captain Allan Border.[4][5]

Ala'alatoa was Senior Prefect at Ashfield Boys High School (Australia) in 1982. His nickname was ‘Shoebox’ because of the size of his feet.

References

  1. ^ West Harbour RFC Honour Board
  2. ^ The Sydney Morning Herald from Sydney, New South Wales · Page 61
  3. ^ The Sydney Morning Herald from Sydney, New South Wales · Page 89
  4. ^ Jennifer Browning (19 August 2016). "Wallabies' duo will follow in father's footsteps". ABC. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  5. ^ Chris Dutton (21 April 2016). "Team Alaalatoa logo as Allan and Michael battle in Brumbies-Crusaders clash". Stuff. Retrieved 2 March 2021.

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