He had five international caps for Samoa in 2003, being his first against Ireland, at Apia, on 20 June 2003. He played three matches in the 2003 Rugby World Cup, against Uruguay, England and South Africa. After the match against the Springboks, he was not called anymore for the national team. He also played in the Super 14 for the NSW Waratahs and the ACT Brumbies, and then in 2003 he moved to England to play for the Rotherham Titans.
Desmond now lives in Noordwijk, the Netherlands, and is coach of the Bassets Under 18 in Sassenheim. In 2018 he was co-founder of Invictus Rugby Club Noordwijk.
tuiavi, desmond, tuiavi, born, apia, january, 1970, samoan, former, rugby, union, player, played, flanker, birth, namedesmond, tuiavi, idate, birth, 1970, january, 1970, place, birthapia, samoaheight6, weight227, rugby, union, careerposition, flankeramateur, t. Desmond R Tuiavi i born Apia 14 January 1970 is a Samoan former rugby union player He played as a flanker Des Tuiavi iBirth nameDesmond R Tuiavi iDate of birth 1970 01 14 14 January 1970 age 52 Place of birthApia SamoaHeight6 ft 1 in 1 85 m Weight227 lb 103 kg Rugby union careerPosition s FlankerAmateur team s YearsTeamApps Points 2001 2002West Harbour Senior careerYearsTeamApps Points 2003 2004Rotherham Titans8 0 Provincial State sidesYearsTeamApps Points 2001 1 Southland Super RugbyYearsTeamApps Points 20012002NSW WaratahsACT Brumbies National team s YearsTeamApps Points 2003Samoa5 0 Career EditHe had five international caps for Samoa in 2003 being his first against Ireland at Apia on 20 June 2003 He played three matches in the 2003 Rugby World Cup against Uruguay England and South Africa After the match against the Springboks he was not called anymore for the national team He also played in the Super 14 for the NSW Waratahs and the ACT Brumbies and then in 2003 he moved to England to play for the Rotherham Titans Desmond now lives in Noordwijk the Netherlands and is coach of the Bassets Under 18 in Sassenheim In 2018 he was co founder of Invictus Rugby Club Noordwijk Notes Edit Northland crushes SouthlandExternal links EditDes Tuiavi i at ESPNscrum Des R Tuiavii at New Zealand Rugby History This biographical article relating to Samoan rugby union is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Des Tuiavi 27i amp oldid 1040360470, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
