Leo Lafaiali'i
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Leo Lafaiali'i is a Samoa
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footballer.
Leo Lafaiali'i made his debut for Samoa in 2001 against Tonga, going on to play in Test matches against Fiji, New Zealand, and Tonga later on in the year. After a number of appearances in 2002, he went to the 2003 Rugby World Cup in Australia, playing against Uruguay, Georgia, England, and South 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 the 2007 Rugby World Cup, where he will be playing in his second global tournament. Earlier in his career he played for Auckland NPC winning national titles in 1996 and 1999. He was selected for the Auckland Blues in 1997 and was part of the championship winning side for that season. Drafted to the Waikato Chiefs in 1999 he returned to the Blues in 2000 & 2001 before departing to Sanyo, Japan. He has also played for Parma in Italy, Bayonne in France and is currently playing for Yokogawa in Japan.
Samoa
Samoa , officially the Independent State of Samoa, formerly known as Western Samoa is a country encompassing the western part of the Samoan Islands in the South Pacific Ocean. It became independent from New Zealand in 1962. The two main islands of Samoa are Upolu and one of the biggest islands in...
n rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
footballer.
Leo Lafaiali'i made his debut for Samoa in 2001 against Tonga, going on to play in Test matches against Fiji, New Zealand, and Tonga later on in the year. After a number of appearances in 2002, he went to the 2003 Rugby World Cup in Australia, playing against Uruguay, Georgia, England, and South 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 the 2007 Rugby World Cup, where he will be playing in his second global tournament. Earlier in his career he played for Auckland NPC winning national titles in 1996 and 1999. He was selected for the Auckland Blues in 1997 and was part of the championship winning side for that season. Drafted to the Waikato Chiefs in 1999 he returned to the Blues in 2000 & 2001 before departing to Sanyo, Japan. He has also played for Parma in Italy, Bayonne in France and is currently playing for Yokogawa in Japan.