Birth name | Seilala J. Mapusua | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 27 February 1980 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Moto’otua, Samoa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 106 kg (16 st 10 lb; 234 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Wesley College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]