Albert Fulivai

Albert Fulivai (born 25 June 1968) is an Australian former rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for Australian Schoolboys and Australia national under-21's, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Tonga, and at club level for the Canberra Raiders, as a wing or centre.

Albert Fulivai
Personal information
Born (1968-06-25) 25 June 1968
Playing information
PositionWing, Centre
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1993–98 Canberra Raiders 44 22 0 0 88
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1994 Tonga
Source: [1]

Playing career

Fulivai attended St Edmund's College and originally played rugby union. In 1986 he was the vice captain of the Australian Schoolboys team that toured Belgium, The Netherlands and the British Isles. Fulivai then toured New Zealand with the Australian under-21 side.[1][2]

He then switched to rugby league and joined the Canberra Raiders. He made his first grade debut in 1993, against the Illawarra Steelers. Fulivai played forty four first grade matches for the club over six seasons. He was a non-playing reserve in Canberra's 1994 grand final win.[1]

Fulivai played for Tonga at the 1994 Pacific Cup, which Tonga won.[3]

In 1995 he was picked for Tonga for the World Cup but had to withdraw due to injury.[4][5]

References
  1. "Albert Fulivai". rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  2. ASRU CAPTAINS & VICE CAPTAINS 1973 - 2010 Archived 25 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine Australian Schools Rugby Union
  3. John Coffey, Bernie Wood (2008). 100 years: Māori rugby league, 1908-2008. Huia Publishers. p. 282. ISBN 978-1-86969-331-2.
  4. Coffey and Wood The Kiwis: 100 Years of International Rugby League ISBN 1-86971-090-8
  5. TEAM-BY-TEAM GUIDE TO CENTENARY celebrations The Independent, 6 October 1995
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