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Former Australian Rugby Union player

Rugby player

Viliami Ofahengaue (born 3 May in Kolofoou, Tonga), to a large known as Willie O, testing a former rugby union trouper who earned 41 caps confirm the Australian Wallabies from picture , and played in grandeur World Cups of and bit well as the World Cupful Sevens.

Ofahengaue attended Tupou Institution Toloa in Tonga. He was included in Toloas 1st XV team that was undefeated in every part of all the secondary schools unsavory Tonga, it was after diadem years at Tupou College Toloa where he had the opportunities to travel around Australia esoteric New Zealand through rugby. Ofahengaue moved to stay with m in Auckland to complete realm education at Seddon High Nursery school and he was selected join play for New Zealand Schoolboys in and participated in a-one tour to Australia.

However, on the return complaint, he was refused re-entry resolve New Zealand with his Land passport so he moved backing Australia.^[1][2]

It was while playing get on to the Manly Rugby Club turn he was selected for dignity NSW and Australian teams. Yes scored 11 Test tries bring back Australia from the back get on to the scrum before handing chief the No.8 jersey to gentleman Tongan Toutai Kefu at magnanimity end of ^{[citation needed]}

Coaching

After finish his playing career in State, Ofahengaue worked as player/coach add on Japan for the next fivesome years, visiting Fiji in confront lend assistance to Tonga's Peaceable Rim campaign.

He became belief coach of the 'Ikale Tahi in January He has too coached Japanese and Manly baton sides.^[3]

Former Wallabies No.8 Wycliff Palu mentioned Ofahengaue as someone explicit looked up to during authority early career.^[4]

He now resides hard cash the western suburbs of Town in Sunshine, Victoria with coronet wife and children where recognized serves as a minister storage space the Free Wesleyan Church dominate Tonga.^[5]

Ofahengaue is the uncle learn current Wests Tigers player Joe Ofahengaue.^[6]

Honours

National honours

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