Elvis Seveali'i

Elvis Lulai Seveali'i (born 20 June 1978 in Wellington, New Zealand)^[1] is a retired Samoan rugby union footballer. He played centre and wing and represented Manu Samoa internationally.

Elvis Seveali'i

Birth name	Elvis Seveali'i
Date of birth	(1978-06-20) 20 June 1978 (age 46)
Place of birth	Wellington, New Zealand
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	92 kg (14 st 7 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre/Wing/Fly half Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) -2002 2002-2003 2003-2005 2005-2008 2008-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013 Wellington Bath Ospreys Sale London Irish Bourgoin Rovigo 7 42 38 79 15 6 (25) (25) (20) (55) (0) (0) International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2000-2007  Samoa 22 (45)

He has represented Wellington in the under-19s and under-21s as well as the National Provincial Championship team.

Seveali'i has represented Wellington in the under-19s and under-21s as well as the National Provincial Championship team. He played for Bath during the 2002–03 English rugby season.^[2] He made his Heineken Cup debut on 13 April 2003, scoring twice against the Saracens. At the end of the season he scored a try against London Irish in the dying seconds that literally avoided Bath relegation.^[3] He spent the following two seasons with the Neath-Swansea Ospreys. He signed with the Sale Sharks during which he played at centre and won the 2005-06 Guinness Premiership.^[4] He has since has moved to the Guinness Premiership side London Irish.^[5] In September 2010 he was banned for two weeks for a dangerous tackle.^[6] In 2011 he considered leaving London Irish at the end of the season.^[7] He subsequently joined Bourgoin in France, before finally playing for Rovigo in Italy. He retired in 2013.

In 2018 he became head coach for California Women's Rugby.^[8]

References

1. "Elvis Seveali'i Samoa". ESPNScrum. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
2. "Flying with rugby wings". Kapi-Mana News. 13 July 2009. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
3. "Elvis brings Bath back from dead", The Guardian
4. "Sale 45-20 Leicester". BBC. 27 May 2006. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
5. "Seveali'I joins Exiles". Sky Sport. 7 August 2008. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
6. "Exiles rocked by Elvis ban". ESPNScrum. 22 September 2010. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
7. "Elvis Seveali'i considering his options". BerkshireLive. 1 April 2011. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
8. "Introducing Head Coach Elvis Seveali'i!". Cal Women’s Rugby. 12 January 2008. Retrieved 29 July 2021.