This
week’s Samoalive Personality of the Week
is Taufusi Salesa. Taufusi Salesa was
born on the 1st of May 1958; he now resides at the village of
Vaivase.
Taufusi
Salesa is presently a Rugby Development Officer, promoting rugby in schools for
all levels. Taufusi organises and conducts coaching seminars for players and
coaches in schools, clubs and provincial unions.
History
of your school Days:
·
1975:
Samoa College 1st XV (Champion)
·
1976:
Leulumoega Fou College 1st XV (Champion)
·
1978:
Avele College 1st XV (Champion)
·
Western
Samoa Schools rep tour of New Zealand (Captain)
Main
Highlights of your career:
·
Captain
first schoolboys team tour of New Zealand 1978
·
Winner
‘Fastest player of the Tournament title”, Hong Kong1979
·
Winner
Western Samoa Sportsman of the Year Award 1981
·
Invited
to tour South Africa with a World Invitation team 1982
·
Winner
SAM Award(Samoan Athletes in Motion, Hawaii) 1982
·
Invited
to captain Rest of the World Sevens Team for Sports Aid for South Africa.
Cardiff, Wales1986
·
Winning
Middlesex Sevens 1992
·
Winning
Hong Kong Sevens 1993
Where
to from here i.e. what do you want to see happening for yourself over the next
few years and the future?
“To
coach a winning world sevens team, a women’s team is not too far from
achieving it”.