# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/va-aiga-tuigamala
# Generated: 2026-08-14T12:36:53.197Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/va-aiga-tuigamala"
name: "Va'aiga Tuigamala"
slug: "va-aiga-tuigamala"
description: "Va'aiga Lealuga Tuigamala Pulelua Fesola'i, often known as Inga Tuigamala, was a professional rugby union and rugby league footballer. Born in Western Samoa, he represented New Zealand in rugby union, winning 19 caps, and later Samoa in both rugby league and rugby union. He played in one rugby league and two rugby union World Cups."
tagline: "Samoan-New Zealand rugby union and rugby league footballer"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Va'aiga_Tuigamala_MNZM_(cropped).jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
category:
  name: "Footballers"
  slug: "footballers"
profileType:
  name: "Football / Soccer Player"
  slug: "footballer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q937857"
birthDate: "1969-09-04"
deathDate: "2022-02-24"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           45.77
  momentum:             0
  historical:           7.254972
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     45
  profileCompleteness:  60
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Va'aiga_Tuigamala"
    title: "Va'aiga Tuigamala"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Va'aiga_Tuigamala"
    title: "Va'aiga Tuigamala"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Va'aiga_Tuigamala"
    title: "Va'aiga Tuigamala"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Va'aiga_Tuigamala"
    title: "Va'aiga Tuigamala"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Va'aiga_Tuigamala"
    title: "Va'aiga Tuigamala"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A1%E3%82%A2%E3%82%A4%E3%82%AC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%84%E3%82%A4%E3%82%AC%E3%83%9E%E3%83%A9"
    title: "ヴァアイガ・ツイガマラ"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A2%D1%83%D0%B8%D0%B3%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B0%2C_%D0%92%D0%B0%E2%80%99%D0%B0%D0%B9%D0%B3%D0%B0"
    title: "Туигамала, Ва’айга"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://sd.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%8A%DA%AF%D8%A7_%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%8A%DA%AF%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7"
    title: "واعايگا تويگامالا"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3553044"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump