Lio Falaniko

Filiga Lio Falaniko (born Apia, 17 September 1970) is a Samoan former rugby union player and boxer.

Ranging lock Falaniko joined the Hurricanes for one season in 1999 from the Highlanders, where he had played 24 super 12 games between 1996 and 1998.

Falaniko was used alongside Dion Waller, Mark Cooksley and Inoke Afeaki in the locking role for the Hurricanes, winning five caps, and making four starts against the Cats, Sharks, Blues, and finally his old team the Highlanders.

Vastly experienced at provincial level, Falaniko played a number of times for Otago, spent a season with Southland prior to his Super 12 stint in Wellington and also for North Harbour in 1999.

Additionally Falaniko was an international volleyball representative and spent several years as a Les Mills Gyms fitness trainer.