- Viliami Ofahengaue
Infobox Rugby biography
name = Viliami Ofahengaue
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birthname =
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1968|5|3|df=yes
placeofbirth = Kolofoou, Tonga
dateofdeath =
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height = convert|193|cm|ftin|abbr=on
weight = convert|125|kg|stlb|abbr=on
ru_position = number eight, Flanker|capital=yes
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ru_nationalteam = Australia
ru_nationalyears = 1990-1999
ru_nationalcaps = 41
ru_nationalpoints = (55)
ru_ntupdate =
ru_clubyears = 1991-1999
ru_proclubs = Waratahs
ru_clubcaps = 59
ru_clubpoints = (?)Viliami (William) 'Ofahengaue (born
May 3 ,1968 in Kolofoou,Tonga ), widely known as Willie O, earned 41 caps for the Australian rugby union side from 1990 to 1998 and played in the World Cups of 1991 and 1995 as well as the World Cup Sevens in 1993.Ofahengaue played for New Zealand Schoolboys in 1988 and participated in a tour to
Australia . However, on the return trip, he was refused re-entry toNew Zealand with his Tongan passport so he moved to Australia.It was while playing for the Manly Rugby Union Club that he was selected for the NSW and Australia teams. He scored 11 Test tries for Australia from the back of the scrum before handing over the No.8 jersey to fellow Tongan
Toutai Kefu at the end of 1998. He has the somewhat rare distinction of having beaten theAll Blacks more times than losing to them.After finishing his playing career in Australia, Ofahengaue worked as player/coach in Japan for the next five years, visiting
Fiji in 2001 to lend assistance to Tonga’s Pacific Rim campaign. He became head coach of the "'Ikale Tahi " in January 2004. He has also coached the Japaneses and Manly Club sides [ [http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,23442655-5006067,00.html Rugby's newest odd couple] ] .Current Wallabies number eight
Cliff Palu has mentioned Ofahengaue as someone he looked up to during his early career. [ [http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,23606587-5002381,00.html I want to be next Willie O] foxsports.com.au]References
External links
* [http://www.sporting-heroes.net/rugby-heroes/displayhero.asp?HeroID=4377 Willie Ofahengaue on Sporting Heroes]
* [http://www.scrum.com/1200_1205.php?player=10519&includeref=dynamic Statistics] - Scrum.com
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