Tolifili Liufau
| Full name | Tolifili Hefakala Andre Liufau | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | August 13, 1984 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Waikiki, Hawaii, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 300 lb (136 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
| School | Saint Louis School | ||||||||||||||||
| University | Fresno City College University of Utah | ||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Stan Mataele (uncle) | ||||||||||||||||
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Tolifili Hefakala Andre Liufau (born August 13, 1984) is an American former rugby union international.
Liufau, educated at Saint Louis School in Honolulu, is a nephew of former NFL player Stan Mataele.[1]
Originally a gridiron football player, Liufau was a defensive lineman and had two years playing college football at Fresno City College, before transferring to the University of Utah.[2][3] He played in the Arena Football League for the Rio Grande Valley Dorados and Arizona Rattlers after his collegiate career.[1] A rugby union prop, Liufau got started in the sport with the Los Angeles club in 2010 and spent the 2011/12 season in France with USO Nevers, competing in the Fédérale 1 competition.[4] He made two capped appearances for the United States in 2012, against Georgia and Italy.[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Meikle, Alice (February 12, 2008). "Arizona Rattlers' Rookie Tolifili Hefakala Andre Liufau". Bleacher Report.
- ^ "Honolulu Star-Bulletin Sports". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. November 15, 2002.
- ^ "Whittingham finishes first recruiting class". The Daily Utah Chronicle. February 3, 2005.
- ^ "L'Américain de l'USON Andre Liufau veut « acquérir de l'expérience »". Le Journal du Centre (in French). August 20, 2011.
- ^ "Andre Liufau - Player statistics - It's rugby". www.itsrugby.co.uk.
External links
[edit]- Tolifili Liufau at ESPNscrum
- 1984 births
- Living people
- United States international rugby union players
- Rugby union props
- USON Nevers players
- American expatriate rugby union players in France
- Saint Louis School alumni
- Fresno City Rams football players
- Utah Utes football players
- Rio Grande Valley Dorados players
- Arizona Rattlers players
- Rugby union players from Hawaii
- Players of American football from Honolulu
- American football defensive linemen
- Pacific Islander American players of American football
- Footballers who switched code