Liueli Fusimalohi (born circa 1966) is a Tongan former rugby union player and coach. He played as fullback.

Career

Despite being member of the

1987 Rugby World Cup The 1987 Rugby World Cup was the first Rugby World Cup. It was co-hosted by New Zealand and Australia – New Zealand hosted 21 matches (17 pool stage matches, two quarter-finals, the third-place play-off and the final) while Australia hosted 11 ...

squad, Fusimalohi did not play any match of in the tournament, due to

Tali Ete'aki Tali Ete'aki, (born circa 1963) is a former Tongan rugby union footballer who played as a fullback. Career His first international cap for Tonga was during a match against Fiji, in Suva, on 21 July 1984. He was also part of the 1987 Rugby World ...

being the first-choice fullback for Tonga in the tournament. He began his international career with

Tonga Tonga (, ; ), officially the Kingdom of Tonga ( to, Puleʻanga Fakatuʻi ʻo Tonga), is a Polynesian country and archipelago. The country has 171 islands – of which 45 are inhabited. Its total surface area is about , scattered over in ...

on 29 August 1987, against

Fiji Fiji ( , ,; fj, Viti, ; Fiji Hindi: फ़िजी, ''Fijī''), officially the Republic of Fiji, is an island country in Melanesia, part of Oceania in the South Pacific Ocean. It lies about north-northeast of New Zealand. Fiji consists ...

in Suva. His last international cap was against Fiji, in Suva, on 11 June 1991. He earned 5 matches, 0 points and 0 conversions in aggregate.

Coaching career

Between 2000 and 2001, he served as assistant coach for

under the tenure of the then-head coach Valita Ueleni. Since 2015, Fusimalohi coaches the

Tonga national under-20 rugby union team The Tonga national under-20 rugby union team competes in the IRB Junior World Championship since its inception in 2008. It replaced the former under 19 and 21 world championships. They have appeared in every competition since. In 2014, the Tonga ...

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* 1966 births Living people Tongan rugby union coaches Tongan rugby union players Rugby union fullbacks Tonga international rugby union players {{Tonga-rugbyunion-bio-stub