Chris Vui
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Full name | Christopher Fatu Vui | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 11 February 1993 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.97 m (6 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 120 kg (260 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Massey High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Children | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Chris Vui (born 11 February 1993) is a New Zealand born Samoan rugby union footballer who currently plays as a loose forward for the Bristol Bears in the Gallagher Premiership and for Samoa.
Rugby career[]
Vui can play second row or back row.
He represented New Zealand Under 20 in the 2013 IRB Junior World Championship in France.[1]
During the 2015 Super Rugby season he made 2 appearances for the Auckland-based Blues franchise.[2]
Vui played for Worcester Warriors. He moved to Bristol ahead of the 2017/18 season.
He earned his first cap for Samoa during the 2016 November internationals. Vui became the youngest captain in World Rugby when he skippered Samoa in 2017.
References[]
- ^ "NZU20 squad named for IRB World Champs in France". All Blacks.com. 25 April 2013. Archived from the original on 4 October 2015. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
- ^ "Chris Vui Blues Player Profile". Blues Rugby. Archived from the original on 3 October 2015. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
External links[]
- Chris Vui at Premiership Rugby
- Chris Vui at ESPNscrum
- Chris Vui at ItsRugby.co.uk
Categories:
- 1993 births
- Living people
- New Zealand rugby union players
- Rugby union locks
- Rugby union flankers
- Rugby union number eights
- North Harbour rugby union players
- Blues (Super Rugby) players
- People educated at Massey High School
- Samoa international rugby union players
- Worcester Warriors players
- Bristol Bears players
- Expatriate rugby union players in England
- New Zealand expatriate sportspeople in England