Ray Nu'u

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Ray Nu'u
BornRaymond Nu'u
(1998-04-23) 23 April 1998 (age 27)
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight96 kg (15 st 2 lb; 212 lb)
School St Andrew's College, Christchurch
OccupationProfessional Rugby Player
Rugby union career
Position Centre
Current team Colomiers
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2018–2020 Southland 27 (10)
2021–2022 Otago 13 (5)
2022–2023 Rebels 8 (10)
2023– Colomiers 49 (45)
Correct as of 3 June 2023

Raymond Nu'u (born 28 April 1998) in a New Zealand rugby union player who played for Otago in the National Provincial Championship (NPC) and is now playing in the ProD2 competition in France for Colomiers Rugby Club. His playing position is centre.

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Early life

Nu'u attended St Andrew's College in Christchurch. He played for Canterbury age-group sides before linking up with the Crusaders Academy. Nu'u moved to Invercargill in 2018. [1] [2]

Rugby career

In 2018 Nu'u made his debut for Southland in a 52–7 loss against Wellington on 31 August. He would go on to make 7 appearances in his maiden season. [3]

Nu'u played a further two seasons for Southland, making 27 appearances overall for the Stags. [4] Nu'u scored his first try against Manawatu on 14 September 2019; he would score another try against Bay of Plenty on 10 October that same season. [5]

In 2021 Nu'u signed for Otago. [6] Nu'u made his Otago debut on 14 August in a 34–10 defeat away to Hawke's Bay. [7]

In 2022 he made his debut for the SuperRugby team Melbourne Rebels before landing a 2 year contract in French ProD2 competition for Colomiers Rugby. He has since resigned for a further 3 years where he has become an integral centre scoring 3 tries for the 2025/2026 season and committing to Colomiers until 2028.

Super Rugby and Pro D2 statistics

As of 3 June 2023 [8]
SeasonTeamGamesStartsSubMinsTriesConsPensDropsPointsYelRed
2022 Rebels 87154320001002
2023 Rebels 000000000000
2023–24 Colomiers 1515099410000511
2024–25 Colomiers 22193147850002510
2025–26 Colomiers 1211185930001500
Total575253874110005523

Reference list

  1. Seconi, Adrian (26 September 2020). "Nu'u keen to make impact with Stags". Otago Daily Times . Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  2. "Southland stags sign Raymond Nu'u". Stuff . 12 July 2018. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  3. "Ray NU'U – Player statistics – 2018 – Games played". Itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  4. "Ray NU'U – Player statistics". Itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  5. "Ray NU'U – Player statistics – MITRE 10 CUP 2019 – Tries scored". Itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  6. Cully, Paul (7 July 2021). "NPC: Otago unveil squad stacked with Super Rugby talent, revamp coaching setup". Stuff . Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  7. "Ray NU'U – Player statistics – NPC 2021 – Games played". Itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  8. "Player Statistics". It's Rugby.