Salesi Rayasi
| Full name | Salesi Tuivuna Mauri Rayasi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 25 September 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Wellington, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 193 cm (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 105 kg (231 lb; 16 st 7 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | St. Patrick's College Silverstream | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Filipe Rayasi (father) Shaun Stevenson (cousin) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Salesi Tuivuna Mauri Rayasi (born 25 September 1996 in Wellington) is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays on the wing for RC Vannes in the French Top 14, having joined the club in 2024. [1]. In July 2025, after Vannes was relegated to ProD2, Rayasi signed for Top 14 giants Bordeaux Bègles
He previously played for the Hurricanes in Super Rugby. He signed for the Hurricanes squad in 2019.[2] He has also played for the New Zealand national rugby sevens team and for Auckland and Wellington in New Zealand's National Provincial Championship.
In June 2025 Salesi was called up to the Fiji squad for the end of season internationals. [3]
Reference list
- ^ https://www.rugbypass.com/news/salesi-rayasi-departs-hurricanes-as-blues-and-chiefs-make-key-re-signings/
- ^ "Hurricanes opt for continuity in naming exciting 2019 squad" (Press release). Hurricanes. 31 October 2018. Archived from the original on 31 October 2018. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
- ^ https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/360721106/former-hurricanes-winger-salesi-rayasi-named-fiji-squad-face-wallabies-scotland
External links
- Salesi Rayasi at the World Rugby Men's Sevens Series (archived)
- Salesi Rayasi at ESPNscrum
- Salesi Rayasi at ItsRugby.co.uk