Background
He was born in Wellington but moved with his family to Campbelltown in Sydney at a young age where he played most of his junior rugby for the Campbelltown Harlequins Rugby Club.
He was born in Wellington but moved with his family to Campbelltown in Sydney at a young age where he played most of his junior rugby for the Campbelltown Harlequins Rugby Club.
He attended Trinity Grammar and played rugby for the Australian Schoolboys in 2001 and 2002.
He previously played for Dax, Toulon and Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Shining Arcs. Auelua is of Samoan descent. Auelua played for West Harbour between 2003 and 2005.
In March 2010 he signed a two-year deal to join the Brumbies in 2012, with the Australian Rugby Union to pay part of his salary.
In the interim, he rejoined his former West Harbour coach and mentor Joe Barakat at Tokyo-based Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Communications club side from July 2011 to February 2012. Auelua was named as captain of the Canberra Vikings for the inuagural season of Australia"s National Rugby Championship in 2014.
Club Until 2003: Campbelltown Harlequins 2003–2005: West Harbour 2006–2007: United States Dax 2007-2010: Remote Control Toulon.