Viliami Vaki
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| Viliami Vaki | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Viliami Vaki | ||
| Date of birth | April 27, 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Tofoa, Tonga | ||
| Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||
| Weight | 105 kg (16 st 7 lb) | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Flanker | ||
| Clubs | Caps | (points) | |
| 2003-2005 2005–present |
Gran Parma Rugby USAP |
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| National team(s) | Caps | (points) | |
| 2001-present 2006 |
Tonga Pacific Islanders |
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(15) (5) |
Viliami Vaki (born 27 April 1976) is a Tongan rugby union footballer. He represented Tonga at the 2003 Rugby World Cup. From 2003 to 2005 he played for Gran Rugby in Italy, but has since moved to USA Perpignan, a team in the French competition, the Top 14.
He made his debut for Tonga in May of 2001 in a match against Fiji in which he was a part of the starting line up. He played four other Tests that year, another against Fiji and one against Samoa, Scotland and Wales. In 2002 he was capped five times for Tonga, once against Japan and twice against both Fiji and Samoa.
He played in four Tests in early-mid 2003 and was then included in Tonga's 2003 Rugby World Cup squad for Australia. He played in four games during the tournament, all in the starting lineup; Italy, Wales, the All Blacks and Canada. He next played for Tonga in June of 2005, with matches against Fiji and Samoa. Later that year he captained Tonga in two matches in November, one against Italy and one against France. Vaki was part of the Tonga squad for the 2007 Rugby World Cup, and scored a try in Tonga's second match, against United States.
[edit] External links
- stats at scrum.com
- Viliami Vaki on rwc2003.irb.com
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