Taiasina Tuifu'a

Taiasina Tuifua

Birth name	Taiasina Toleafoa Tuifua
Date of birth	(1984-08-20) 20 August 1984
Place of birth	Moto'otua, Samoa
Height	195 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Weight	118 kg (18 st 8 lb; 260 lb)
School	Auckland Grammar School
Notable relative(s)	Isaia Tuifua (brother)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Number 8, Lock, Flanker Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2004–2007 2008 2010–2011 2011–2013 2013–2015 2015–2018 2018– Counties Manukau Taranaki Counties Manukau Newcastle Bordeaux-Bègles Lyon Grenoble 38 10 14 31 37 73 (40) (0) (10) (5) (0) (25) Correct as of 1 June 2017 Super Rugby Years Team Apps (Points) 2011 Chiefs 2 (0) International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2011–2017 Samoa 19 (10)

Taiasina Tuifua (born 20 August 1984) is a Samoan rugby union player who currently plays for Grenoble in the Top 14 in France. His usual position is either at number 8 or at lock. He has won 19 caps at international level for Samoa played at the 2011 Rugby World Cup.

Tuifua was born in Samoa, but moved to New Zealand in 2002 on a rugby scholarship to Auckland Grammar School.