Joeli Veitayaki

Not to be confused with Joeli Veitayaki Jr..

Joeli Veitayaki

Birth name	Joeli Saroinicava Veitayaki
Date of birth	(1967-01-12) 12 January 1967 (age 58)
Place of birth	Matuku
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight	286 lb (130 kg; 20.4 st)
Notable relative(s)	Haereiti Hetet (Son) Manawa Veitayaki (Son) Pauliasi Tabulutu (Uncle) [1]
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 1991-1993 Tihoi () 1994-1996 Kio Kio United () 1997-1998 Old Boys () 2000-2001 Mid Northern () Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2001-2003 Ulster () Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1991-1996 King Country 64 (65) 1997-2001 Northland 35 (15) Super Rugby Years Team Apps (Points) 1996 Chiefs 11 (10) 1999 Blues 2 (0) International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1994-2003 Fiji 49 (15)

Joeli Veitayaki (born 12 January 1967 in Matuku, Fiji) is a Fijian former rugby union player. His usual position was Prop. He debut for Fiji against the New Zealand Maori in Christchurch on 4 June 1994. He played at the 1999 and 2003 Rugby World Cup. He has four daughters and two sons, Marilyn, Raijieli, Talei, Analie, Manawa and Haereiti Veitayaki.^{[ citation needed ]}

His son Haereti Hetet has also followed in his father's footsteps in playing for the Flying Fijians at prop.^{[ citation needed ]}

Veitayaki played for the Blues and Northland. He made his Super Rugby debut for the Blues against the Sharks in 1999. He also had a stint with Irish club Ulster. ^[2]

References

1. Mou, Freddy (24 July 2015). "Flying Fijians ready for tough Pacific battle". Loop Samoa. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
2. "Player Profiles : Ulster Rugby 1st XV Joeli Veitayaki". Ulster Rugby. 2012. Archived from the original on 18 September 2012. Retrieved 12 April 2012.

External links

• Joeli Veitayaki at ESPNscrum (archived)
• Fiji Rugby Profile
• Blues Profile
• Joeli Veitayaki at New Zealand Rugby History