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| Born | Saveasiuleo Fredrik Lafaiali'i (1974-01-30)30 January 1974 (age 51) Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 110 kg (243 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Leo Lafaiali'i (born 30 January 1974 in Auckland, New Zealand) is aSamoanrugby union footballer.
Leo Lafaiali'i made his debut for Samoa in 2001 against Tonga, going on to play in Test matches againstFiji,New Zealand, andTonga later on in the year. After a number of appearances in 2002, he went to the 2003 Rugby World Cup in Australia, playing againstUruguay,Georgia,England, andSouth Africa. Lafaiali'i toured with the Pacific Islands in 2004 and helped Samoa to qualify for the World Cup in France. He featured in the 2007 Pacific Nations Cup for Samoa and was selected in the Samoa squad to go to the2007 Rugby World Cup, where he played in his second global tournament.[citation needed]
Earlier in his career he played forAuckland winning national titles in 1996 and 1999. He was selected for theBlues in 1997 and was part of the championship winning side for that season.[1] Drafted to theChiefs in 1999 he returned to theBlues in 2000 & 2001 before departing toSanyo in Japan. He has also played forOvermach Parma in Italy,Bayonne in France andYokogawa in Japan.[citation needed]
He is, as of September 2024, the rugby head coach atColby College inWaterville, Maine.
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