Elisi Vunipola

Elisi Vunipola
Birth name	Elisi Busco Vunipola
Date of birth	5 July 1972 (age 52)
Place of birth	Nukuʻalofa, Tonga
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	82 kg (181 lb)
Notable relative(s)	Feʻao Vunipola (brother); Manu Vunipola (brother); Mako Vunipola and Billy Vunipola (nephews)
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Position(s)	Fly-half
Amateur team(s)
Years	Team
2000	Ngongotaha
Senior career
Years	Team
1990-1997; 1997-2000; 2002-2005	Toa-ko-Ma'afu RFC; Sanyo; Caerphilly
Provincial / State sides
Years	Team
2000	Bay of Plenty
Super Rugby
Years	Team
1996	ACT Brumbies
International career
Years	Team
1990-2005	Tonga

Elisi Busco Vunipola (born 5 July 1972, in Nukuʻalofa) is a Tongan former rugby union player. He played as fly-half.

Career

Vunipola debuted for Tonga in the match against Fiji, in Nuku'alofa, on 24 March 1990. He played the 1995 and 1999 World Cups, earning in total 6 World Cup caps. Although not taking part at the 2003 Rugby World Cup, Vunipola last played for Tonga in the match against France, in Toulouse, on 19 November 2005. At club level, he played for Sanyo, ACT Brumbies, Caerphilly RFC and Bay of Plenty.^{[citation needed]}

He is brother of the scrum-half Manu Vunipola and of the hooker Feʻao Vunipola, both Tongan internationals. He is also the uncle of Feʻao's sons, Billy and Mako Vunipola, both England internationals.^[3] He is the father of fly-half Manu Vunipola.^[4]

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