Elisi Vunipola
| Birth name | Elisi Busco Vunipola | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 5 July 1972 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Nukuʻalofa, Tonga | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 82 kg (181 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Feʻao Vunipola (brother) Manu Vunipola (brother) Mako Vunipola and Billy Vunipola (nephews) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Elisi Busco Vunipola (born 5 July 1972, in Nukuʻalofa) is a Tongan former rugby union player. He played as fly-half.
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.[citation needed]
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 England internationals.[3] He is the father of fly-half Manu Vunipola.[4]
Notes
- ^ Elisi Busco Vunipola at New Zealand Rugby Union
- ^ Elise Vunipola at New Zealand Rugby History
- ^ Chadband, Ian (7 March 2013). "England v Italy: Vunipola brothers Mako and Billy want Mum to see their Sunday best". Daily Telegraph.
- ^ "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
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