Dennis Pili-Gaitau

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Dennis Pili-Gaitau
Date of birth (1989-06-28) 28 June 1989 (age 34)
Place of birthNew Zealand
Height177 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight91 kg (14 st 5 lb; 201 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fly-half / Centre
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2014
2015–2016
2017
2018–
North Harbour
Sydney Rays
Greater Sydney Rams
Carcassonne
1
8
8
18
(0)
(5)
(20)
(5)
Super Rugby
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2017 Rebels 0 (0)

Dennis Pili-Gaitau (born 28 June 1989) is a New Zealand rugby union player who played for the Rebels in the Super Rugby competition. [1] His position of choice is fly-half or centre.

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References

  1. "Rebels add to squad depth". www.melbournerebels.com. Retrieved 8 February 2019.