Taiasina Tuifu'a
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Rugby player
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| Birth name | Taiasina Toleafoa Tuifua | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | (1984-08-20) 20 August 1984 (age 39) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Moto'otua, Samoa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 195 cm (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 118 kg (18 st 8 lb; 260 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Auckland Grammar School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Isaia Tuifua (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Taiasina Tuifua (born 20 August 1984) is a Samoan rugby union player who currently plays for Grenoble in the Top 14 in France. His usual position is either at number 8 or at lock. He has won 19 caps at international level for Samoa played at the 2011 Rugby World Cup.
Tuifua was born in Samoa, but moved to New Zealand in 2002 on a rugby scholarship to Auckland Grammar School.[1]
References
- ^ "Tuifua makes a big hit in debut". 15 May 2011.
External links
- Taiasina Tuifu'a at Premiership Rugby
- Taiasina Tuifu'a at ESPNscrum
- Taiasina Tuifu'a at ItsRugby.co.uk
