Elisi Vunipola

Elisi Busco Vunipola (born 5 July 1967 in Nuku'alofa) is a Tongan former rugby union player. He played as fly-half.

Elisi Vunipola

Birth name	Elisi Busco Vunipola
Date of birth	July 5, 1967
Place of birth	Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Height	1,70 m
Weight	82 kg (181 lb)
Notable relative(s)	Feʻao Vunipola (brother) Manu Vunipola (brother) Mako Vunipola and Billy Vunipola (nephews)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fly-half Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 2000 Ngongotaha () Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 1990-1997 1997-2000 2002-2005 Toa-ko-Ma'afu RFC Sanyo Caerphilly () Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 2000 Bay of Plenty[1] () Super Rugby Years Team Apps (Points) 1996 ACT Brumbies[2] () National team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 1990-2005 Tonga 41 (50)

Career

Vunipola debuted for Tonga in the match against Fiji, in Nuku'alofa, on 24 March 1990. He played the 1995 and 1999 World Cups, earning in total 6 World Cup caps. Although not taking part at the 2003 Rugby World Cup, Vunipola last played for Tonga in the match against France, in Toulouse, on 19 November 2005. At club level, he played for Sanyo, ACT Brumbies, Caerphilly RFC and Bay of Plenty.

Personal life

He is brother of the scrum-half Manu Vunipola and of the hooker Feʻao Vunipola, both Tongan internationals. He is also the uncle of Feʻao's sons, Billy and Mako Vunipola, both English internationals.[3] He is the father of fly-half Manu Vunipola.[4]

Notes

1. Elisi Busco Vunipola at New Zealand Rugby Union
2. Elise Vunipola at New Zealand Rugby History
3. Chadband, Ian (7 March 2013). "England v Italy: Vunipola brothers Mako and Billy want Mum to see their Sunday best". Daily Telegraph.
4. "Young Gun: Saracens fly-half Manu Vunipola's cousins aren't his only influences". The Rugby Paper. 19 March 2019. Retrieved 28 February 2020.

External links

• Elisi Vunipola at ESPNscrum