| Date of birth | 14 September 1964 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 85 kg (187 lb) | ||||||||||||||||
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Lili Fa'aope (born 14 September 1964) is a former New Zealand rugby union player.
| Date of birth | 14 September 1964 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 85 kg (187 lb) | ||||||||||||||||
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Lili Fa'aope (born 14 September 1964) is a former New Zealand rugby union player.
Fa'aope debuted for New Zealand in their first-ever match against a visiting California Grizzlies team at Christchurch. She featured at RugbyFest 1990 against the Netherlands and a World XV's team. She also made appearances for her Canterbury side at the festival. [1]
On her maternal side Fa'aope is related to former All Black Olo Brown, Manu Samoa great Peter Fatialofa and New Zealand league internationals Jeremy Smith and Joe Vagana. [1]
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