Moses Moses Tuiali'i (born 25 March 1981) is a former New Zealand

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player. A Loose forward, Tuiali'i notably played for the

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Super Rugby Super Rugby is a men's professional rugby union club competition involving teams from Australia, Fiji, New Zealand, and the Pacific Islands. It has previously included teams from Argentina, Japan, and South Africa. Super Rugby started as the S ...

between 2004 and 2008. He also played for the

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in 2003 and later the Highlanders in 2013. In between these years he moved to Japan and signed for Japanese club

Yamaha Jubilo Shizuoka Blue Revs (formerly the Yamaha Júbilo) are a rugby union team based in Iwata, Shizuoka, Japan. The team came second behind Toshiba Brave Lupus in the second season of Japanese rugby's Top League (2004–05). They were coached by former ...

. At a provincial level he has represented Northland,

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and

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respectively. Tuiali'i was first selected for the

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in 2004 and played in 9 test matches until 2006.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Tuialii, Mose 1981 births New Zealand sportspeople of Samoan descent Rugby union players from Auckland New Zealand international rugby union players Northland rugby union players Auckland rugby union players Canterbury rugby union players Crusaders (rugby union) players Highlanders (rugby union) players Living people New Zealand rugby union players New Zealand expatriate rugby union players in Japan Blues (Super Rugby) players Shizuoka Blue Revs players People educated at Kelston Boys' High School Rugby union number eights