Brando Va'aulu (born 3 May 1987) a junior product of Sunnybank Rugby Union Club. A former Samoan

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player whom previously played for the

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in Super Rugby.

Career

Born in

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, Va'aulu's position of choice is as a

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. He was selected to go on the UK Tour with the Australian Schools side. He was a member of the Australian Youth Commonwealth 7s, Under 19 World Cup and Inaugural NRC winning sides. He was the Reds Rookie of the year in 2007. Represented Manu Samoa in 2010.

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Tokyo Gas profile
(Japanese) 1987 births Australian rugby union players Australian people of New Zealand descent Australian sportspeople of Samoan descent Samoa international rugby union players Queensland Reds players Brisbane City (rugby union) players CS Bourgoin-Jallieu players Rugby union wings People educated at Brisbane State High School Living people Expatriate rugby union players in France Expatriate rugby union players in Japan Rugby union players from Auckland {{Samoa-rugbyunion-bio-stub