Epalahame Lauaki

Epalahame Lauaki

Personal information
Full name	Epalahame Vealoloko Lauaki
Born	(1984-01-27) 27 January 1984 (age 33) Ha'apai, Tonga
Height	184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	109 kg (17 st 2 lb)
Playing information
Position	Second-row, Lock, Prop
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2004–08 New Zealand Warriors 69 10 0 0 40 2009–11 Hull F.C. 56 5 0 0 20 2012–14 Wigan Warriors 35 2 0 0 8 2015–16 Bradford Bulls 33 2 0 0 8 Total 193 19 0 0 76 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2007 New Zealand 2 0 0 0 0 2008–10 Tonga 4 0 0 0 0 2012–13 Exiles 2 0 0 0 0
As of 29 August 2016 Source:

Epalahame Lauaki (born January 27, 1984 in Ha'apai, Tonga) is a professional rugby league footballer who played for Championship side Bradford Bulls. He is the brother of All Black Sione Lauaki. He is the cousin of rugby league and union star Tevita Vaikona.

Lauaki was educated at Waitakere College and then at Kelston Boys High School and played for the Waitemata Seagulls and Glenora Bears in the Auckland Rugby League competition.

He was signed by the New Zealand Warriors and made his first grade debut on 14 March 2004 against Brisbane Broncos at Suncorp Stadium. During his Warriors career he was used mainly as an interchange player, starting only ten games in sixty nine appearances. When not selected for the first grade side, Lauaki played for the Waitakere Rangers in the Bartercard Cup and the Auckland Lions and Auckland Vulcans in the NSW Cup. In 2007 he signed a three-year extension with the Warriors, making him a Warrior until the end of the 2010 season.

On 23 February 2009 it was announced that Lauaki had been released by the Warriors so he could sign a 3-year deal to play for Hull F.C. in the Super League.