Salesi Rayasi
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| Full name | Salesi Tuivuna Mauri Rayasi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 25 September 1996 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
[edit | edit source]- ^ https://www.rugbypass.com/news/salesi-rayasi-departs-hurricanes-as-blues-and-chiefs-make-key-re-signings/
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- ^ https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/360721106/former-hurricanes-winger-salesi-rayasi-named-fiji-squad-face-wallabies-scotland
External links
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Categories:
- 1996 births
- New Zealand rugby union players
- New Zealand male rugby sevens players
- New Zealand international rugby sevens players
- Living people
- Rugby union wings
- People educated at St Patrick's College, Silverstream
- Rugby union players from Wellington City
- Wellington rugby union players
- Auckland rugby union players
- Hurricanes (rugby union) players
- Moana Pasifika players
- 21st-century New Zealand sportsmen
- Fiji international rugby union players