Career
Provincial Rugby Born in Tonga, Aulika emigrated to New Zealand in 2000 at the age of 17. After finishing school, he was a fixture in Auckland club rugby for several years but was unable to break into the Auckland provincial side. He now plays for London Irish, and they"re currently playing in the Aviva Premiership With Otago, Aulika was an instant success and one of the bright lights in a disappointing season for the province.
After serving a 3-match ban for an incident in club rugby, he quickly established himself as one of the side"s starting props alongside former All Black Kees Meeuws.
In 10 appearances, he scored a team-leading 5 tries and established himself as one of the best attacking props in the competition. In the 2011, Aulika appeared in the first 5 matches of the season for Otago before leaving to take up his international duties for Tonga ahead of the 2011 Rugby World Cup.
Super Rugby Following his successful season with Otago, Aulika earned himself a contract with the Highlanders for the 2011 Super Rugby season. Aviva Premiership Halani Aulika signed a two-year contract with London Irish in March, 2012 and then later joined the club in July 2012.