Toleafoa Andrew Anitelea Aiolupo ( Samoan:''Anitelea Aiolupo''), known also as Andy Aiolupotea (born

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, 17 January 1963) is a former Samoan rugby union player. He played as a

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Career

During his amateur rugby career, Aiolupo played for the Samoan club Moata'a. He made his debut with

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against Tonga, at Suva, on 22 June 1983. He was part of the

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roster. His last international match was against Australia, at Sydney, on 6 August 1994, playing 36 games and gaining 83 points. In particular, Aiolupo's achievements included participating at the tours of Britain and Irleand in 1988 and of Australia in 1994, playing at the

and the

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for Samoa sevens. One of the highlights of his performances for the Samoa national team was the game against

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on 22 October 1988: Aiolupo, number 22, scattered Samoa's left-flank attack after a lineout, ending with a pass through the centre and a try scored by Tauvere Ugapo. Officially, for the Samoa national team, then known as Western Samoa, Aiolupo played 37 test matches, scoring 83 points. His debut was during the test match against Tonga, at Suva, on June 22, 1983. His last international match was against Australia, at Sydney, on 6 August 1994. He took part at four matches in the 1991 Rugby World Cup, where the Samoan team reached the quarter-finals. However, he did not score points during the tournament. In 1993, he also competed at the

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, the first competition in history of rugby sevens. He was declared the number 1 in the tournament. Samoa with him reached the quarter-finals. Aiolupo played 8 matches in the tournament and scored 85 points - scoring 5 tries and scored 30 successful conversions. In 1986, Aiolupo also represented

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at the

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. In 1995, he switched codes to rugby league alongside

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, both being appointed as development officers for the Western Samoa Rugby League Association. In 2005, he was part of the coaching staff (as backs coach) of the Manu Samoa during Michael Jones tenure as coach, along with fellow Manu Samoa former players

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and

Frank Bunce Frank Eneri Bunce (born 4 February 1962) is a retired New Zealand rugby union player and coach. He played international rugby for both Western Samoa and New Zealand in the 1990s, appearing in the 1991 and 1995 World Cups. He played in four int ...

. He also coached

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between 2015 and 2012. Currently, he is a Development Officer for

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