Tolifili Liufau

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Tolifili Liufau
Full nameTolifili Hefakala Andre Liufau
Date of birth (1984-08-13) August 13, 1984 (age 39)
Place of birth Waikiki, Hawaii, U.S.
Height6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight300 lb (136 kg)
School Saint Louis School
University Fresno City College
University of Utah
Notable relative(s) Stan Mataele (uncle)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2012 United States 2 (0)

Tolifili Hefakala Andre Liufau (born August 13, 1984) is an American former rugby union international.

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Liufau, educated at Saint Louis School in Honolulu, is a nephew of former NFL player Stan Mataele. [1]

Originally a gridiron football player, Liufau was a defensive lineman and had two years playing college football at Fresno City College, before transferring to the University of Utah. [2] [3] He played in the Arena Football League for the Rio Grande Valley Dorados and Arizona Rattlers after his collegiate career. [1] A rugby union prop, Liufau got started in the sport with the Los Angeles club in 2010 and spent the 2011/12 season in France with USO Nevers, competing in the Fédérale 1 competition. [4] He made two capped appearances for the United States in 2012, against Georgia and Italy. [5]

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References

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  2. "Honolulu Star-Bulletin Sports". Honolulu Star-Bulletin . November 15, 2002.
  3. "Whittingham finishes first recruiting class". The Daily Utah Chronicle . February 3, 2005.
  4. "L'Américain de l'USON Andre Liufau veut « acquérir de l'expérience »". Le Journal du Centre (in French). August 20, 2011.
  5. "Andre Liufau - Player statistics - It's rugby". www.itsrugby.co.uk.