Peter Saili
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| Birth name | Peter Saili | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 4 January 1988 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 114 kg (251 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | St Peter's College, Auckland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Francis Saili (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Peter Saili (born 4 January 1988) is a New Zealand rugby player, who plays at the Blindside Flanker/ No 8 position for the Bordeaux.
Early life
[edit]Saili was born in Auckland and educated at St Peter's College where he played rugby in the school First XV. He represented New Zealand in schoolboy and global under-age tournaments.[1] After leaving school he played for Auckland Marist. He is the older brother of Blues and All Black centre Francis Saili.
Career
[edit]Saili was a junior All Black in 2007 and 2008. In 2007 he was a member of the team which won the International Rugby Board's junior world championship (Under 19), defeating South Africa in the final (31-7).[2] In 2008 he was a member of the New Zealand team which won the International Rugby Board's junior world championship (the inaugural under-20 tournament), pulling off a crushing 38–3 win (four tries to none) over England in Swansea, Wales.[3][4]
Saili started his professional rugby career in 2008, with a start in the NPC for Auckland against Poverty Bay. In 2009 he commenced playing for the Blues in a match against the Western Force.[5]
On 16 January 2015, it was revealed that The Blues had released Saili with immediate effect to allow him to take up a contract in France[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Gray, Wynne (23 March 2011). "Saili out to make No.8 role his own". The New Zealand Herald. p. B018. Retrieved 2 November 2011.
- ^ St Peter's College Magazine, 2007 p. 97
- ^ "Baby Blacks look the business". Rugby Heaven. Fairfax. NZPA. 5 June 2008. Retrieved 7 November 2011.
- ^ "NZ Juniors world champions". The New Zealand Herald. NZPA. 23 June 2008. Retrieved 2 November 2011.
- ^ Blues rugby team profile Archived 3 June 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Contract terminated: Peter Saili leaves Blues for France". The New Zealand Herald. NZPA. 16 January 2015. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
External links
[edit]- "Peter Saili". Auckland Rugby Union website. Archived from the original on 17 February 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
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