Orene Ai'i
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| Date of birth | 23 September 1979 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Apia, Upolu, Samoa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.7 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 81 kg (179 lb; 12.8 st) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Orene Ai'i (born 23 September 1979) is a Samoan-born, New Zealand rugby union player who played as a first five-eighth and fullback for the Blues in Super Rugby and Northland in the ITM Cup. He is currently a player and assistant backs coach for the LA Giltinis in Major League Rugby (MLR).
Professional career
[edit]Ai'i made his professional rugby debut in 2000 against the ACT Brumbies.
He previously played for Toyota Verblitz in Japan and Toulon in France.
Starting in August 2016, he played fly-half/fullback for the San Francisco Rush in PRO Rugby, America's first professional rugby league.
Ai'i re-joined the Blues as an injury cover after his contract with Toyota Verblitz was completed.[1][2]
Honours
[edit]- 2003 Super Rugby champion – Blues
- IRB Sevens World Series player of the year – 2004-05 season
References
[edit]- ^ David Long (5 July 2012). "Orene Ai'i answers call for injury-stricken Blues". Retrieved 10 July 2012.
- ^ David Long (3 July 2012). "Orene's back and Blue". Retrieved 10 July 2012.
External links
[edit]- Orene Ai'i at the World Rugby Men's Sevens Series
- Orene Ai'i at ESPNscrum
- Orene Ai'i at ItsRugby.co.uk
- The Blues: Orene Ai'i
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