Feʻao Vunipola

Fe'ao Moe Lotu Vunipola (born 6 January 1969) is a Tongan former international rugby union player who participated at the 1995 Rugby World Cup and 1999 Rugby World Cup.^[3] He is the father of Mako Vunipola^[4] and Billy Vunipola,^[5] and is married to Rev. Iesinga Vunipola, Methodist minister and chaplain to the UK Tongan community.^[6] He moved to Wales in 1998 to sign with Pontypool, and in 1999 joined up with Pontypridd.^[7] He left to join neighbours Caerphilly in 2001.

Fe'ao Vunipola

Birth name	Fe'ao Moe Laru Vunipola
Date of birth	(1969-01-06) 6 January 1969 (age 55)
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight	234 lb (16 st 10 lb; 106 kg)
Notable relative(s)	Elisi Vunipola (brother) Manu Vunipola (brother) Mako Vunipola (son) Billy Vunipola (son)
Occupation(s)	Architect[1]
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 1988-1998 1998–1999 1999–2001 2001–2003 Toa-ko-Ma'afu RFC Pontypool Pontypridd Caerphilly 24 44 (?) 8 (55) (?) (5) Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1988-1998 Tongatapu[2] () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1988–2001 Tonga 34 (15)

References

1. Photo of the Tonga 1991 squad Archived 6 November 2021 at the Wayback Machine on The Tonga Chronicle
2. Photo of the Tonga 1991 squad Archived 6 November 2021 at the Wayback Machine on The Tonga Chronicle
3. "Profile". ESPN Scrum.
4. "Six Nations: Mako Vunipola set for first England start". BBC Sport. 6 March 2013.
5. "Mako Vunipola of Saracens named in England squad for autumn Tests". BBC Sport. 25 October 2012.
6. "England v Italy: Vunipola brothers Mako and Billy want Mum to see their Sunday best". Daily Telegraph. 7 March 2013.
7. "Vunipola, Fe'ao". Archived from the original on 16 March 2016.