Seilala Mapusua

Seilala Mapusua
Birth nameSeilala J. Mapusua
Date of birth (1980-02-27) 27 February 1980 (age 44)
Place of birthMoto’otua, Samoa
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight106 kg (16 st 10 lb; 234 lb)
SchoolWesley College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1998
2000–2006
2006–2011
2011–2014
2014–2016
Counties Manukau
Otago
London Irish
Kubota Spears
Kamaishi Seawaves
1
68
126
31
25

(60)
(105)
(60)
(5)
Super Rugby
Years Team Apps (Points)
2002–2006 Highlanders 51 (25)
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2004–2008
2006–2013
Pacific Islanders
Samoa
7
26
(5)
(5)

Vaovasamanaia Seilala Mapusua (born 27 February 1980)[1] is a retired Samoan rugby player who last played for the Kubota Spears of the Japanese Top League. Prior to his move to Japan in 2011, he also had long stints with the Highlanders in Super Rugby and London Irish in the Aviva Premiership. He is currently the head coach of Manu Samoa having been appointed in 2020.[2]

  1. ^ "Player Profile - Seilala Mapusua". Rugby Network. 29 December 2007. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Seilala Mapusua named new Samoa head coach". Rugby World. 12 August 2020. Retrieved 31 October 2021.