Born in
Wellington, Farani was a back-row forward, based in Europe for the majority of his career. He played his early rugby at Petone and made provincial appearances with Wellington in the late 1990s, before linking up with
Stourbridge in 2001. After his sole season in Stourbridge, Farani had a season with Italian club
Viadana, then had stints with the
Cornish Pirates and
Coventry. He competed for Durban-based team
Sharks in the
2006 Super 14 season, then played in France until 2012, for
SC Albi and
RC Nîmes.
International Farani played Test rugby for
Samoa in 2005 and 2006, gaining nine caps. ==See also==