Ekeroma Luaiufi
| Full name | Ekeroma Tifaga Luaiufi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | June 8, 1963 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Samoa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Deborah Aiono[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Children | Mitzunobu Aiono[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ekeroma Tifaga Luaiufi,sometimes also spelled as Lauaiufi, (born July 8, 1963), is a former Samoan rugby union player, who also played for Japan. He played as a lock.
Career
He started to play for Samoa during a test match against Fiji, at Suva, on August 22, 1987. His last match for Samoa was during a test match against Fiji, at Apia, on June 4 1988. Two years later, Luaiufi started to play for Japan in the match against Fiji, at Tokyo, on March 4 1990. He was part of the Japan team at 1991 Rugby World Cup, where he played three matches and scored a try in the match against Zimbabwe, at Belfast, on October 14. He retired after the World Cup. In his club career, he played for Canterbury in New Zealand and for NikoNikoDo, a team managed by Youme Mart, based in Kumamoto[3] in Japan.