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'''Earl Va'a''' (born May 1, 1972)<ref>[http://www.scrum.com/scrum/rugby/player/12394.html Earl Va'a player profile] Scrum.com</ref> is a [[Samoa]]n [[rugby union]] footballer. He plays as a [[Rugby union positions#10. Fly-half|fly-half]]. |
'''Earl Va'a''' (born May 1, 1972)<ref>[http://www.scrum.com/scrum/rugby/player/12394.html Earl Va'a player profile] Scrum.com</ref> is a [[Samoa]]n [[rugby union]] footballer. He plays as a [[Rugby union positions#10. Fly-half|fly-half]]. |
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| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 79 kg (174 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Earl Va'a (born May 1, 1972)[1] is a Samoan rugby union footballer. He plays as a fly-half.
Rugby league
Va'a started his career playing rugby league for the Wainuiomata Lions in New Zealand and in 1994 and 1995 he represented the Wellington City Dukes in the Lion Red Cup. He was selected in Samoa's squad for the 1995 Rugby League World Cup although he did not play any matches during the tournament. He toured New Zealand with Western Samoa in 1994.[2] Va'a scored 395 points in the three years of the Lion Red Cup, playing for both Wellington and the Hutt Valley Dolphins.[3]
Rugby union
After switching to rugby union he represented Samoa from 1996 until 1999 including the 1999 Rugby World Cup. He also played for Samoa at the 2003 Rugby World Cup. He has played rugby for Richmond, L'Aquila and Worcester. He is also the top point scorer for Samoa.
At 5'5 Earl Va'a is one of the shortest professional players in world rugby and was officially the shortest player at the 2003 Rugby World Cup.[citation needed]
Sources
- Andrews, Malcolm (2006) The ABC of Rugby League Austn Broadcasting Corpn, Sydney
References
- ^ Earl Va'a player profile Scrum.com
- ^ Lion Red Rugby League Annual 1994, New Zealand Rugby Football League, 1994. p.50
- ^ New Zealand Rugby League Annual '98, New Zealand Rugby Football League, 1998.
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- 1972 births
- Living people
- Dual-code rugby internationals
- Richmond F.C. players
- Rugby union fly-halves
- Worcester Warriors players
- Wellington rugby league team players
- Samoa national rugby league team players
- Samoan rugby league players
- Samoa international rugby union players
- Samoan rugby union players
- Wainuiomata Lions players
- Samoan rugby union biography stubs