William Helu

William Helu

Birth name	Viliami F.U.A. Helu
Date of birth	(1986-04-19) 19 April 1986
Place of birth	Ōtāhuhu, New Zealand
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight	97.5 kg (15 st 5 lb; 215 lb)
School	Wellington College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing, Centre Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2008–2009 2009–2010 2010–2011 2011–2012 2012–2013 2013–2015 2015–2017 2017–2018 USA Limoges FC Grenoble Rugby Roma Olimpic Bristol Rugby Manly RUFC Wasps RFC Edinburgh Rugby Timișoara Saracens 18 20 7 16 6 28 14 6 (20) (10) (5) (50) (10) (70) (20) (20) International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2010– Tonga 23 (35) Correct as of 9 October 2015

William Helu (born 19 April 1986) is a Tongan rugby union player. His usual position is on the wing or at centre. He is part of the Tonga national rugby union team and was part of the 2011 Rugby World Cup.

Helu was part of the Tongan squad that defeated France in the pool games at the 2011 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand. He signed with Bristol on a two-year deal but chose to leave the club for personal reasons after the 2011–2012 season.

He was part of the squad that beat Scotland 21–15 at Pittodrie in 2012. In 2013 he signed with London Wasps together with Taione Vea. where he quickly made a name for himself in the aviva premiership and European Challenge cup. He had some impressive performances for the club which was recognised by his peers and was voted the award for London Wasps players player award for the 2013–2014 season. He played in the 2013 Pacific Nations Cup. In 2015 he was part of the World Cup hosted in the United Kingdom where he played in 3 games.

Helu signed a two-year deal with Edinburgh in 2015.

External links

• Edinburgh Profile
• William Helu at ESPNscrum
• 2011 Rugby World Cup Profile