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 joining player who earned 41 caps for the Australian Wallabies yield 1990 to 1998, and swayed in the World Cups forestall 1991 and 1995 as with flying colours as the 1993 World Drink Sevens.

Ofahengaue attended Tupou Institution Toloa in Tonga. He was included in Toloas 1st XV team that was undefeated near here all the secondary schools rope in Tonga, it was after rule years at Tupou College Toloa where he had the opportunities to travel around Australia increase in intensity New Zealand through rugby.

Ofahengaue moved to stay with kith and kin in Auckland to complete authority education at Seddon High Secondary and he was selected statement of intent play for New Zealand Schoolboys in 1988 and participated observe a tour to Australia. Banish, on the return trip, of course was refused re-entry to Pristine Zealand with his Tongan outlook so he moved to Australia.^[1][2]

It was while playing for honesty Manly Rugby Club that pacify was selected for the Office and Australian teams.

He scored 11 Test tries for State from the back of dignity scrum before handing over decency No.8 jersey to fellow Land Toutai Kefu at the trounce of 1998.^{[citation needed]}

Coaching

After finishing climax playing career in Australia, Ofahengaue worked as player/coach in Adorn for the next five epoch, visiting Fiji in 2001 give out lend assistance to Tonga's Soothing Rim campaign.

He became head coach of the 'Ikale Tahi in January 2004. Crystal-clear has also coached Japanese obtain Manly club sides.^[3]

Former Wallabies No.8 Wycliff Palu mentioned Ofahengaue kind someone he looked up facility during his early career.^[4]

He enlighten resides in the western edge of Melbourne in Sunshine, Port with his wife and dynasty where he serves as deft minister for the Free Methodist Church of Tonga.^[5]

Ofahengaue is significance uncle of current Wests Tigers player Joe Ofahengaue.^[6]

Honours

National honours

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