Elisi Vunipola

Elisi Vunipola

Birth name	Elisi Busco Vunipola
Date of birth	(1972-07-05) 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)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fly-half Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 2000 Ngongotaha () Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 1990-1997 1997-2000 2002-2005 Toa-ko-Ma'afu RFC Sanyo Caerphilly () Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 2000 Bay of Plenty () Super Rugby Years Team Apps (Points) 1996 ACT Brumbies () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1990-2005 Tonga 41 (50)

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.

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. He is the father of fly-half Manu Vunipola.

External links

• Elisi Vunipola at ESPNscrum