Ekeroma Luaiufi

Ekeroma Luaiufi

Birth name	Ekeroma Tifaga Luaiufi
Date of birth	(1963-05-08) 8 May 1963
Place of birth	Samoa
University	University of Canterbury
Spouse	Deborah Aiono
Children	Mitzunobu Aiono
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 1986-1987 University of Canterbury () Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 1990-1991 NikoNikoDo () Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1986 Canterbury B 1 (0) International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1987-1988 1990-1991 Samoa Japan 4 11 (0) (4)

Ekeroma Tifaga Luaiufi, also spelled Lauaiufi (born 8 July 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 22 August 1987. His last match for Samoa was during a test match against Fiji, at Apia, on 4 June 1988. Two years later, Luaiufi started to play for Japan in the match against Fiji, at Tokyo, on 4 March 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 14 October. 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 in Japan.

References

• Ekeroma Luaiufi International Statistics
• E. Luaiufi at New Zealand Rugby History