Salesi Rayasi

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Salesi Rayasi
Full nameSalesi Tuivuna Mauri Rayasi
Date of birth (1996-09-25) 25 September 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Wellington, New Zealand
Height193 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight105 kg (231 lb; 16 st 7 lb)
School St. Patrick's College Silverstream
Notable relative(s) Filipe Rayasi (father)
Shaun Stevenson (cousin)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing, Fullback
Current team Auckland, Hurricanes
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2016 Wellington 1 (0)
2018–2023 Auckland 52 (200)
2019–2024 Hurricanes 50 (150)
2020 Moana Pasifika 1 (0)
2024–2025 RC Vannes 21 (30)
2025– Bordeaux Bègles 0 (0)
Correct as of 10 July 2025
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2016 Samoa U20 4 (18)
2025 Fiji 1 (5)
Correct as of 12 March 2023
National sevens team
YearsTeamComps
2018–2020 New Zealand 7
Correct as of 12 March 2023

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

  1. ↑ https://www.rugbypass.com/news/salesi-rayasi-departs-hurricanes-as-blues-and-chiefs-make-key-re-signings/
  2. ↑ "Hurricanes opt for continuity in naming exciting 2019 squad" (Press release). Hurricanes. 31 October 2018. Archived from the original on 31 October 2018. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  3. ↑ https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/360721106/former-hurricanes-winger-salesi-rayasi-named-fiji-squad-face-wallabies-scotland
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