Siaosi Vaili (born 7 September 1977) is a Samoan former rugby union player. He played as a flanker.

Career

Vaili was born in Apia, Western Samoa. He moved to New Zealand playing for the provincial teams of Counties Manukau and Hawke's Bay. In the summer of 2003, he arrived in Europe, playing for the Exeter Chiefs, in the English second division. A season later, Vaili joined Worcester Warriors in the English Premiership, where he stayed for two seasons until 2006; and a year later, for Viadana Rugby, with which he won the 2006-07 Coppa Italia.

International career

He first played for Samoa in a test match against Ireland, at Lansdowne Road, on 11 November 2001, during the Samoa tour of Europe in 2001. He was part of the

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roster, playing only the match against Georgia. His last international cap was against Fiji, at Suva, on 12 June 2004.

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External links

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Siaosi Vaili at New Zealand Rugby History
1977 births Rugby union players from Apia Living people Samoan rugby union players Samoan expatriates in New Zealand Samoan expatriates in Italy Samoan expatriates in the United Kingdom Rugby union flankers Samoa international rugby union players Exeter Chiefs players 2003 Rugby World Cup players Samoan expatriate rugby union players in England Counties Manukau rugby union players Hawke's Bay rugby union players {{Samoa-rugbyunion-bio-stub