Isaia Tuifua

{{Short description|Samoan rugby union player (born 1987)}} {{Use British English|date=August 2011}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2020}} {{Infobox rugby biography | name = Isaia Tuifua | image = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_place = Samoa | death_date = | death_place = | height = {{height|m=1.78}} | weight = {{convert|99|kg|lb|abbr=on}} | position = Inside Centre | amatyears1 = | amatteam1 = | ru_amupdate = | repteam1 = Samoa | repyears1 = 2013– | repcaps1 = 2 | reppoints1 = 0 | ru_ntupdate = 16 November 2013 | years1 = 2012–13 | years2 = 2014 | years3 = 2015 | clubs1 = Vigo | clubs2 = Cardiff Blues | clubs3 = US Montauban | apps1 = | apps2 = 7 | apps3 = 16 | points1 = | points2 = 0 | points3 = 5 | ru_clubupdate = | ru_currentclub = | super1 = | superyears1 = | superapps1 = | superpoints1 = | super14currentclub = | super14update = | province1 = Taranaki | provinceyears1 = 2008–14, 16 | provinceapps1 = 35 | provincepoints1 = 5 | ru_provinceupdate = 23 October 2016 | repsevensyears1 = | repsevenscomp1 = | coachteams1 = | coachyears1 = | ru_coachupdate = | relatives = Taiasina Tuifua (brother) | school = St Paul's College<br/>Avele College | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1987|8|24}} }}

'''Isaia Tuifua''' (born 24 August 1987 in Samoa) is a Samoan rugby union player. He plays in the inside centre and occasionally on the wing. He played for the provincial based ITM Cup side Taranaki from 2008 to 2014. In 2014 he played for Cardiff Blues in Wales.<ref name="Isaia Tuifua Taranaki Player Profile">{{cite web | url=http://trfu.co.nz/Tenderlink-Taranaki/The-Team/Players/Isaia-Tuifua/ | title=Isaia Tuifua Taranaki Player Profile | accessdate=3 September 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202234735/http://trfu.co.nz/Tenderlink-Taranaki/The-Team/Players/Isaia-Tuifua/ | archive-date=2 December 2013 | url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>Tuifua, Isaia. [http://www.cardiffblues.com/rugby/first_team_squad.php?player=114184&includeref=dynamic "Cardiff Blues confirmed the signing of Samoa international centre Isaia Tuifua in January 2014"], ''www.cardiffblues.com'', Cardiff, January 2014. Retrieved 21 March 2014.</ref> He also plays for the Samoan national team. His nickname is Ice.

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==External links== * {{ItsRugby profile|19843}}

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