Vili Alaalatoa

Vili Alaalatoa (born August 9, 1962) is a Samoan rugby union player. He plays as a prop. He played for West Harbour RFC,[1] and then, for Manly RUFC[2][3]

Vili Alaalatoa
Date of birth (1962-08-09) August 9, 1962
Place of birthSamoa
Notable relative(s)Michael Alaalatoa (son)
Allan Alaalatoa (son)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1988
1990-1997		 West Harbour
Manly		 ()
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1988-1992  Samoa 10 (0)

Career

Alaalatoa debuted for Western Samoa in the test match against Ireland at Lansdowne Road in 1988. He was a member of the Western Samoan team during the 1991 Rugby World Cup. His last international for Western Samoa was a test against Fiji in 1992, at Suva.

Personal life

A fan of cricket, Vili is father of Michael Alaalatoa, who plays for the Crusaders and Allan Alaalatoa, who plays for the Brumbies and Australia, who was named after Australia cricket captain Allan Border.[4][5]

Alaalatoa was Senior Prefect at Ashfield Boys High School (Australia) in 1982. His nickname was ‘shoebox’ because of the size of his feet.

References
  1. West Harbour RFC Honour Board
  2. The Sydney Morning Herald from Sydney, New South Wales · Page 61
  3. The Sydney Morning Herald from Sydney, New South Wales · Page 89
  4. Wallabies' duo will follow in father's footsteps
  5. Team Alaalatoa logo as Allan and Michael battle in Brumbies-Crusaders clash


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