Tolifili Liufau | |
Birth Date: | 13 August 1984 |
Birth Place: | Waikiki, Hawaii, U.S. |
Height: | 6 ft 2 in |
Weight: | 300 lb |
School: | Saint Louis School |
University: | Fresno City College University of Utah |
Relatives: | Stan Mataele (uncle) |
Position: | Prop |
Repyears1: | 2012 |
Repcaps1: | 2 |
Reppoints1: | 0 |
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]