Va'apu'u Vitale Explained

Faletoa Va'apu'u Vitale (born 4 December 1970 in Apia), also known as Va'a Vitale, is a Samoan rugby union player. He plays as a fly-half.

Career

At club level, Vitale played for the Samoan club Vaiala. His first international cap was during a match against Wales, at Moamoa, on 25 June 1994, being capped five times. He was also part of the 1995 Rugby World Cup roster, although never playing any match.His last international cap was against Tonga, at Nuku'alofa, on 8 July 1995. He was also part of the winning 1992 Middlesex Sevens Western Samoa squad.^[1]

Coaching career

In 2005, he was a member of the coaching staff of the Samoa U21 national team at the World Cup,^[2] in 2011 he headed the U21 national team.^[3] In 2015, he was the coach of the Tangaroa secondary school team at the Auckland Blues rugby tens invitational tournament.^[4]

Personal life

Currently, he resides in Auckland, New Zealand.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Western Samoa disaster tour of 1992 . 2023-09-17 . World Rugby Museum . en.
2. Web site: FORZA AZZURRINI - forum.rugby.it. 2021-04-29. rugby.it.
3. Web site: 2011-09-30. Tumau pea le talita i le Togoa'asa. 2021-04-29. Samoa Times: Samoan Community Newspaper. en-US.
4. Web site: 2015 BLUES INVITATIONAL SECONDARY SCHOOLS 10'S TOURNAMENT.
5. Web site: vitaleroots.