Lemeki Vaipulu (born circa 1961) is a Tongan former rugby union player who played as fly-half. He played for Tonga in the 1987 Rugby World Cup, playing only the match against Canada, in Napier, on 24 May 1987.[2] In said match, he entered in the place of Soane Asi at minute 22, playing as winger.[3] He is the father of the rugby union flanker Maama Vaipulu.[4]
| Date of birth | 1961 (age 62–63)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Tonga | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Maama Vaipulu (son) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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References
edit- ^ "Lemeki Vaipulu Tonga". ESPN Scrum. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
- ^ "World Rugby". Worldrugby.org. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
- ^ "Match Report of Canada vs Tonga - 1987-05-24 - Rugby World Cup - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 2024-05-29.
- ^ "Lemeki Vaipulu - Tonga - Rugby World Cup Player". Archived from the original on 2015-09-05. Retrieved 2017-09-18.
External links
edit- Lemeki Vaipulu at ESPNscrum
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