Earl Va'a

Earl Va’a

Date of birth	(1972-05-01) 1 May 1972
Place of birth	Wellington
Height	1.66 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
Weight	79 kg (174 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flyhalf Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) Richmond L'Aquila Worcester () International career Years Team Apps (Points) Samoa Rugby League Samoa 29 (189)

Earl Va'a (born May 1, 1972) 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. Va'a scored 395 points in the three years of the Lion Red Cup, playing for both Wellington and the Hutt Valley Dolphins.

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.

Sources

• Andrews, Malcolm (2006) The ABC of Rugby League Austn Broadcasting Corpn, Sydney