Vili Faingaʻa

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Vili Faingaʻa
Birth nameViliami Fainga'a
Date of birth (1988-03-27) 27 March 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight90 kg (200 lb)
School St Edmund's College, Canberra
Notable relative(s) Anthony Fainga'a
Saia Fainga'a
Colby Fainga'a
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2011-12 University ()
2013- GPS ()
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2012– Tonga 3 (0)
Correct as of 16 April 2014

Viliami Fainga'a (born 27 March 1988) is an Australian born professional rugby union footballer. He currently plays for the Brisbane Premier side GPS and also Tonga. Fainga'a will debut as a rugby union coach in 2016 when he takes on the position of head coach for the UQ Women's first XV team.

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Family and early life

Fainga'a was born in Queanbeyan, New South Wales, and started playing rugby league with the Queanbeyan Kangaroos. He attended St. Edmund's College.

His older brothers Anthony and Saia (twins), and younger brother Colby are also professional rugby union players. The Fainga'a's are of Tongan, English and Italian descent.

Rugby league

After leaving school he played rugby league, most notably for the Canberra Raiders Jersey Flegg side in 2007 and Melbourne Storm under 20s side in 2008. He played 24 games scoring 1 try. [1] He moved to Queensland playing for the Ipswich Jets [2] in the Queensland Cup before returning to rugby union in 2011.

Rugby union

Fainga'a moved back to rugby union in 2011 playing for the University of Queensland Rugby Club before joining his older brothers at GPS in 2012. He made his international debut for Tonga in 2012 against Samoa.

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References

  1. ↑ "Vili Fainga'a player results, scores, news and statistics". Archived from the original on 16 April 2014. Retrieved 16 April 2014. Rugby League.com Player profile
  2. ↑ Buchan, Jay (30 April 2010). "Rising Jet to keep eye on brothers". Queensland Times. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
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