Birth name | Fakahau Valu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | July 1, 1950 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Fo'ui, Tongatapu. Tonga | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Tupou College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notable relative(s) | Asaeli Ai Valu (son) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Fakahau Valu (born July 1, 1950) is a former Tongan rugby union player. He played as a flanker.
He made his debut against the Māori All Blacks in 1973. Valu captained Tonga at the 1987 Rugby World Cup, he played his last game against Ireland. He was a member of the Tongan squad that handed Australia a shocking 16–11 defeat on June 30, 1973, at Ballymore Stadium. [1]
He coached Tonga at the 1995 Rugby World Cup. [2]
In 2009, Valu was inducted into IRB's Pathway of Fame. [3] In 2008, Valu was awarded with the Order of Queen Sālote Tupou III [4] and a year later, he was inducted to the Tongan National Sports Hall of Fame along with Kitione Lave, Paea Wolfgram, Taufa'ahau Tupou IV, Tali Kavapalu and Motuliki Kailahi. [5] Valu is also a member of the organising committee for the 2019 Pacific Games. [6]
His son, Asaeli Ai Valu is also a rugby union player, who represents Japan at international level. [7]
Birth name | Fakahau Valu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | July 1, 1950 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Fo'ui, Tongatapu. Tonga | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Tupou College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notable relative(s) | Asaeli Ai Valu (son) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Fakahau Valu (born July 1, 1950) is a former Tongan rugby union player. He played as a flanker.
He made his debut against the Māori All Blacks in 1973. Valu captained Tonga at the 1987 Rugby World Cup, he played his last game against Ireland. He was a member of the Tongan squad that handed Australia a shocking 16–11 defeat on June 30, 1973, at Ballymore Stadium. [1]
He coached Tonga at the 1995 Rugby World Cup. [2]
In 2009, Valu was inducted into IRB's Pathway of Fame. [3] In 2008, Valu was awarded with the Order of Queen Sālote Tupou III [4] and a year later, he was inducted to the Tongan National Sports Hall of Fame along with Kitione Lave, Paea Wolfgram, Taufa'ahau Tupou IV, Tali Kavapalu and Motuliki Kailahi. [5] Valu is also a member of the organising committee for the 2019 Pacific Games. [6]
His son, Asaeli Ai Valu is also a rugby union player, who represents Japan at international level. [7]