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| birth_name=Viliami Laukau Vaki
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1976|4|27}}
| birth_place = [[Vava'u]], [[Tonga]]
| height = {{height|ft=6|in=6}}
| weight = {{convert|210|lb|stlb kg|abbr=on}}
| ru_position =Lock
| ru_amateuryears = 
| ru_amateurclubs =
| ru_clubyears = 2003–2005<br>2005–2010<br>2011–2014
| ru_proclubs = [[Gran Ducato Parma Rugby]]<br>[[USA Perpignan]]<br>[[Rugby Reggio]]
| ru_clubcaps = 0<br>89<br>38
| ru_clubpoints = (0)<br>(80)<br>(25) 
| ru_nationalyears =2001–2008
| ru_nationalteam = {{ru|Tonga}}
| ru_nationalcaps =36
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'''Viliami Vaki''' (born 27 April 1976) is a [[Tonga]]n [[rugby union]] footballer. He represented [[Tonga national rugby union team|Tonga]] at the [[2003 Rugby World Cup]] and the [[2007 Rugby World Cup]]. From 2003 to 2005 he played for [[Gran Rugby]] in Italy, then moved to [[USA Perpignan]] in the [[Top 14]]. He currently plays for [[Rugby Reggio|Reggio]] in the [[Top12]].

He made his debut for Tonga in May 2001 in a match against [[Fiji national rugby union team|Fiji]] in which he was a part of the starting line-up. He played four other Tests that year, another against Fiji and one against [[Samoa national rugby union team|Samoa]], [[Scotland national rugby union team|Scotland]] and [[Wales national rugby union team|Wales]]. In 2002 he was capped five times for Tonga, once against [[Japan national rugby union team|Japan]] and twice against both Fiji and Samoa.

He played in four Tests in early-mid-2003 and was then included in Tonga's [[2003 Rugby World Cup]] squad in [[Australia]]. He played in four games during the tournament, all in the starting line-up; [[Italy national rugby union team|Italy]], Wales, the [[All Blacks]] and [[Canada national rugby union team|Canada]]. He next played for Tonga in June 2005, with matches against Fiji and Samoa. Later that year he captained Tonga in two matches in November, one against Italy and one against [[France national rugby union team|France]]. Vaki was part of the Tonga squad for the [[2007 Rugby World Cup]], and scored a try in Tonga's second match against the {{nrut|United States}} and one against Samoa. He has also represented the [[Pacific Islanders rugby union team|Pacific Islanders]] after making his debut in 2006. He has 33 [[Cap (sport)|caps]] and 35 points (7 [[Try (rugby)|tries]]) for Tonga. He has 3 caps for the Pacific Islanders.

==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100227062933/http://fr.usap.fr/joueur-pro/vaki-viliami-22-103-107-82/ Perpignan profile] {{in lang|fr}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110720102839/http://www.pacificislanders.co.nz/08ppviliami.htm Pacific Islanders profile]
* {{ESPNscrum|13641}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060507232752/http://www.rwc2003.irb.com/EN/Tournament/Teams/Tonga/Players/Viliami+Vaki/ RWC 2003 profile]

{{Tonga Squad 2003 World Cup}}
{{Tonga Squad 2007 World Cup}}
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[[Category:1976 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Tongan rugby union players]]
[[Category:Rugby union flankers]]
[[Category:USA Perpignan players]]
[[Category:Tonga international rugby union players]]
[[Category:Pacific Islanders rugby union players]]
[[Category:Tongan expatriate rugby union players in Italy]]
[[Category:Tongan expatriate rugby union players in France]]
[[Category:Rugby union players from Vavaʻu]]
[[Category:Rugby sevens players at the 2002 Commonwealth Games]]
[[Category:Tonga international rugby sevens players]]
[[Category:2003 Rugby World Cup players]]
[[Category:2007 Rugby World Cup players]]
[[Category:Valorugby Emilia players]]