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| Birth name | Brando W. F. Va'aulu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 3 May 1987 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 94 kg (14 st 11 lb; 207 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Brisbane State High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Brando Va'aulu (born 3 May 1987) a junior product of Sunnybank Rugby Union Club. A former Samoan rugby union player whom previously played for the Reds in Super Rugby.
Born in Auckland, New Zealand, Va'aulu's position of choice is as a wing. He was selected to go on the UK Tour with the Australian Schools side. He was a member of the Australian Youth Commonwealth 7s, Under 19 World Cup and Inaugural NRC winning sides. [1]
He was the Reds Rookie of the year in 2007.
Represented Manu Samoa in 2010.
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