| Full name | Muagututia Tuala Peseta Sila Vaifale | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 5 July 1967 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Lepea, Samoa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 212 lb (96 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sila Vaifale (born 5 July 1967) is a former Samoan rugby union player. He made his international debut for Samoa against Romania in Bucharest on 14 October 1989. Vaifale made his last appearance for Samoa against Fiji in Apia on 5 July 1997.
He scored the second try that helped Samoa defeat Wales at the 1991 Rugby World Cup, 16–13.[2][3][4] Vaifale was also a member of the 1995 Rugby World Cup.[5] As part of the Samoan national team, he also played at the 1995 Rugby World Cup [6], was involved in the games of the Samoa sevens team at the 1993 and 1997 World Cups.[6]
In 2014 he held one of the posts in the West Apia Rugby Union[7] and oversees the Samoa youth rugby teams.[8]