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 birth	Wellington, New Zealand
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	80 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]

References

1. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/international/4466496.stm