James Lay

James Lay

Full name	James Michael Lay
Born	(1993-12-16) 16 December 1993 (age 32) Motoʻotua, Samoa
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	118 kg (260 lb; 18 st 8 lb)
School	King's College
Notable relative	Jordan Lay (brother)
Rugby union career
Position Prop Current team Auckland, Blues Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2016 Auckland 4 (0) 2017–2018 Bay of Plenty 20 (10) 2018–2019 Bristol Bears 19 (0) 2020–2023 Auckland 14 (0) 2021– 2023 Blues 10 (0) 2024-2025 Moana Pasifika 6 (0) 2024-2025 North Harbour 5 (0) Correct as of 4 October 2025 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2017–2023 Samoa 19 (0) Correct as of 4 October 2025

James Michael Lay (born 16 December 1993) is a Samoan former professional rugby union player who plays as a prop who represented the Samoa national team. ^{[1] [2]}

International career

Lay was born in Samoa, but moved to New Zealand with his parents at age two and attended school in Auckland. ^{[3] [4]}

On 23 August 2019, he was named in Samoa's 34-man training squad for the 2019 Rugby World Cup, ^[5] before being named in the final 31 on 31 August. ^[6]

Lay retired from professional rugby at the end of 2025, finishing his career as the captain of Moana Pasifika.

References

1. "Mitre 10 Cup: Steamers gear up for Saturday's match". The New Zealand Herald . 6 September 2018. ISSN   1170-0777 . Retrieved 8 September 2018.
2. "James Lay - Bristol Bears". Bristol Bears. 8 September 2018.
3. "Sport: Manu Samoa make three changes for Tonga match".
4. "Brothers united at the Bay of Plenty Steamers".
5. Airey, Thomas (23 August 2019). "Alalatoa headlines Manu Samoa pre-World Cup squad". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
6. "Two uncapped players in Samoa squad for Japan". rugbyworldcup.com. Rugby World Cup. 31 August 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2019.

External links

• James Lay at European Professional Club Rugby
• James Lay at Premiership Rugby (archived)
• James Lay at ESPNscrum (archived)
• James Lay at ItsRugby.co.uk