| Birth name | Fe'ao Moe Laru Vunipola | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 6 January 1969 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 234 lb (16 st 10 lb; 106 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Elisi Vunipola (brother) Manu Vunipola (brother) Mako Vunipola (son) Billy Vunipola (son) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Architect[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Fe'ao Moe Lotu Vunipola (born 6 January 1969) is a Tongan former international rugby union player who participated at the 1995 Rugby World Cup and 1999 Rugby World Cup.[3] He is the father of Mako Vunipola[4] and Billy Vunipola,[5] and is married to Rev. Iesinga Vunipola, Methodist minister and chaplain to the UK Tongan community.[6] He moved to Wales in 1998 to sign with Pontypool, and in 1999 joined up with Pontypridd.[7] He left to join neighbours Caerphilly in 2001.
References[edit]
- ^ Photo of the Tonga 1991 squad Archived 6 November 2021 at the Wayback Machine on The Tonga Chronicle
- ^ Photo of the Tonga 1991 squad Archived 6 November 2021 at the Wayback Machine on The Tonga Chronicle
- ^ "Profile". ESPN Scrum.
- ^ "Six Nations: Mako Vunipola set for first England start". BBC Sport. 6 March 2013.
- ^ "Mako Vunipola of Saracens named in England squad for autumn Tests". BBC Sport. 25 October 2012.
- ^ "England v Italy: Vunipola brothers Mako and Billy want Mum to see their Sunday best". Daily Telegraph. 7 March 2013.
- ^ "Vunipola, Fe'ao". Archived from the original on 16 March 2016.
