Samuela Vunisa (born 19 August 1988) is a Fijian-born Italian professional rugby union player who currently plays for Italian Serie A Elite team Rangers Vicenza.

[1] His career began in 2009, where he played for New Zealand side Taranaki in the first tier domestic competition in the country, the ITM Cup.

However, after negotiations lasting several weeks, the coach of Rugby Calvisano, Andrea Cavinato, announced in an interview with newspaper Giornale di Brescia in July 2012 of having reached an agreement for the termination of Vunisa's contract with Taranaki, allowing him to return to Calvisano for the 2012–13 season.

He qualified for the Italy national rugby union team in Autumn 2014 under the IRB 3-year residency rule, and was called up into the squad for the 2014 Autumn Rugby Internationals, winning his first cap on 22 November 2014 against South Africa national rugby union team.

Italy national rugby union team were in contention for most of the game but conceded two late tries to lose 22–6.