Senita Lauaki

Last updated

Senita Lauaki
Born (2003-07-21) 21 July 2003 (age 22)
New Zealand
Height190 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight110 kg (243 lb; 17 st 5 lb)
School Kelston Boys' High School
Notable relative Sione Lauaki (brother)
Rugby union career
Position Flanker / Number 8
Current team Highlanders, Waikato
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2024– Waikato 16 (10)
2026– Highlanders
Correct as of 16 November 2025

Senita Lauaki (born 21 July 2003) is a New Zealand rugby union player, who plays for the Highlanders and Waikato. His preferred position is flanker or number 8. [1]

Contents

Early career

Lauaki attended Kelston Boys' High School where he played rugby for the first XV, captaining the side. [2] His performances for the school earned him selection for the New Zealand Schools Barbarians side. [3] After leaving school, he joined up with the Chiefs academy, representing their U20 side in 2023. [4] He plays his club rugby for Hautapu Sports and is the brother of former All Black Sione Lauaki. [5]

Professional career

Lauaki has represented Waikato in the National Provincial Championship since 2024, being named in the squad for the 2025 Bunnings NPC. [6] He was named in the Highlanders wider training group for the 2026 Super Rugby Pacific season. [7]

References

  1. ↑ "Senita Lauaki". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 17 November 2025.
  2. ↑ "Twenty-three years after Sione Lauaki won school rugby title, his brother has done the same". Stuff.co.nz. 18 September 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2025.
  3. ↑ "Eighteen from Blues region in national U18 selections". Blues. 13 September 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2025.
  4. ↑ "Super Rugby under 20 tournament set to kick off in Taupo". Super Rugby. 17 March 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2025.
  5. ↑ "Senita Lauaki shines in Waikato debut, almost 19 years after brother Sione's". NZ Herald. 26 August 2024. Retrieved 17 November 2025.
  6. ↑ @waikatorugby; (30 July 2025). "Here's our 2025 Livingstone Waikato NPC Squad" . Retrieved 30 July 2025– via Instagram.
  7. ↑ "Highlanders confirm wider training group for 2026". Highlanders (Press release). 7 November 2025. Retrieved 7 November 2025.


This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.