Mahe Vailanu

Mahe Vailanu (born 10 January 1997) is a Tongan Australian rugby union player who plays for the NSW Waratahs in Super Rugby Pacific.

Mahe Vailanu

Date of birth	(1997-01-25) 25 January 1997 (age 28)[1]
Place of birth	Tofoa, Tonga[1][2]
Height	178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	109 kg (17 st 2 lb; 240 lb)
School	Auckland Grammar School[1][2]
Notable relative(s)	Sione Vailanu (brother)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker, Flanker Current team Shimizu Blue Sharks Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2017 Melbourne Rising 8 (0) 2018 NSW Country Eagles 7 (5) 2019 Panasonic Wild Knights 0 (0) 2021 LA Giltinis 12 (10) 2025– Shimizu Blue Sharks () Super Rugby Years Team Apps (Points) 2018 Rebels 2 (0) 2022–2025 Waratahs 33 (35)

He previously played for the Rebels in the Super Rugby competition.^[3] His position of choice is hooker.

Vailanu started his Australian career in Melbourne, with the Harlequins Rugby club, winning the 2017 Dewar Shield for the season.

Since 2018, Vailanu has played under head coach Darren Coleman.^[4] He followed Coleman from the Warringah Rats to the Gordon Highlanders in 2019, then to the LA Giltinis in 2021 and NSW Waratahs in 2022, having won premierships with the Rats, Highlanders and Giltinis.

Super Rugby statistics

As of 15 July 2018^[5]

Season	Team	Games	Starts	Sub	Mins	Tries	Cons	Pens	Drops	Points	Yel	Red
2018	Rebels	2	0	2	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total		2	0	2	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0