Tanner Vili

Tanner Vili (born 13 May 1976) is a New Zealand/Samoan rugby union footballer. He plays as a fly-half and full back

Tanner Aiavao Vili
Date of birth (1976-05-13) 13 May 1976
Place of birthWellington, New Zealand
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flyhalf, Fullback
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2002–04
2004–06
Border Reivers
Kintetsu
()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
–2002
2006–08
2009
Counties Manukau
Wanganui
King Country
()
Super Rugby
Years Team Apps (Points)
2000–01 Hurricanes 5 (7)
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1999–2006
2004
Samoa
Pacific Islanders
34
3
(99)
(0)

He played for Samoa at the 1999 Rugby World Cup and 2003 Rugby World Cup. In 2004 Vili's illegal clothesline tackle on Mark Cueto began the tension that eventually led to the mass brawl that led to the dismissal of Semo Sititi (yellow card), Alesana Tuilagi and Lewis Moody (both red cards), in some of the worst scenes of violence ever to be witnessed at Twickenham.[1]

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