Siaosi Vaili

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

Siaosi Vaili

Date of birth	(1977-09-07) 7 September 1977 (age 47)
Place of birth	Apia, Samoa
Height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight	246 lb (112 kg)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) Manurewa () -2003 Ponsonby RFC () Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2003–2004 Exeter Chiefs[1] () 2004–2006 Worcester Warriors[2] 27 (20) 2006–2007 Viadana Rugby[3] () Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 2000 Counties Manukau[4] 1 (5) 2002 Hawkes Bay 1 (0) International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2001–2004 Samoa 10 (0)

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.

Notes

1. Rugby Union:Premiership Lowdown
2. Players and Coaching Index – Worcester Warriors
3. L'Arix si rinforza: Ecco Harvey – Gazzetta di Mantova
4. "Siaosi Vaili". New Zealand Rugby History. 18 May 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2019.

External links

• Siaosi Vaili at ESPNscrum
• Siaosi Vaili at New Zealand Rugby History