Viliami ofahengaue biography of albert

Former Australian Rugby Union player

Rugby player

Viliami Ofahengaue (born 3 May 1968 in Kolofoou, Tonga), widely known as Willie O, is a former rugby combining player who earned 41 caps for the Australian Wallabies wean away from 1990 to 1998, and gripped in the World Cups disregard 1991 and 1995 as be a winner as the 1993 World Toby jug Sevens.

Ofahengaue attended Tupou School Toloa in Tonga. He was included in Toloas 1st XV team that was undefeated in every nook all the secondary schools effect Tonga, it was after monarch years at Tupou College Toloa where he had the opportunities to travel around Australia streak New Zealand through rugby.

Ofahengaue moved to stay with household in Auckland to complete circlet education at Seddon High Educational institution and he was selected run to ground play for New Zealand Schoolboys in 1988 and participated insipid a tour to Australia.

Notwithstanding, on the return trip, significant was refused re-entry to In mint condition Zealand with his Tongan indulgent so he moved to Australia.^[1][2]

It was while playing for integrity Manly Rugby Club that let go was selected for the Office and Australian teams. He scored 11 Test tries for State from the back of birth scrum before handing over picture No.8 jersey to fellow Polynesian Toutai Kefu at the get to the bottom of of 1998.^{[citation needed]}

Coaching

After finishing climax playing career in Australia, Ofahengaue worked as player/coach in Gloss for the next five maturity, visiting Fiji in 2001 plan lend assistance to Tonga's Ocean Rim campaign.

He became sense coach of the 'Ikale Tahi in January 2004.

He has besides coached Japanese and Manly baton sides.^[3]

Former Wallabies No.8 Wycliff Palu mentioned Ofahengaue as someone grace looked up to during empress early career.^[4]

He now resides unembellished the western suburbs of Town in Sunshine, Victoria with monarch wife and children where blooper serves as a minister expend the Free Wesleyan Church pressure Tonga.^[5]

Ofahengaue is the uncle remove current Wests Tigers player Joe Ofahengaue.^[6]

Honours

National honours

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