Orene Ai'i

Orene Ai'i (born 23 September 1979) is a rugby union footballer who plays as a first five-eighth and fullback for the Blues in Super Rugby and Northland in the ITM Cup. He made his debut in 2000 against the ACT Brumbies. He is 170 cm tall and weights 81 kg. He previously played for Toyota Verblitz in Japan and Toulon in France. As of August, 2016 he plays fly-half/fullback for the San Francisco Rush. America's first professional rugby league.

Orene Ai'i
Date of birth (1979-09-23) 23 September 1979
Place of birthApia, Upolu, Samoa
Height1.7 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight81 kg (179 lb; 12.8 st)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fly-half, Fullback
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1998–2004
1999
2000–2004
2005–2007
2008–2009
2009–2012
2012
2012
2013–2014
2016
Auckland
Hurricanes
Blues
Toyota Verblitz
Toulon
Toyota Verblitz
Blues
Northland
Auckland
San Francisco Rush
47
2
31

41

2
8
2
12
(126)
(0)
(69)

(79)

(0)
(5)
(3)
(25)
National sevens team(s)
Years Team Comps
1998
1999–2005
Samoa
New Zealand

7

Ai'i re-joined the Blues as an injury cover after his contract with Toyota Verblitz was completed.[1][2]

Honours

References

  1. David Long (5 July 2012). "Orene Ai'i answers call for injury-stricken Blues". Retrieved 10 July 2012.
  2. David Long (3 July 2012). "Orene's back and Blue". Retrieved 10 July 2012.
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