Ole Avei
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| Full name | Wayne Ole Avei | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | June 13, 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Wellington, New Zealand | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Weight | 114 kg (17 st 13 lb) | ||
| School | The Southport School | ||
| Notable relative(s) | Digby Ioane (uncle) | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Hooker | ||
| Amateur clubs | |||
| Years | Club / team | ||
| -2008 2010 |
Sunnybank Sunnybank |
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| Professional / senior clubs | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2010− | Bordeaux-Bègles | 129 | (15) |
| correct as of 12 August 2015. | |||
| Provincial/State sides | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2007 2008-09 |
East Coast Aces Waikato |
3 14 |
(5) (5) |
| Super Rugby | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2006-08 2009 |
Reds Chiefs |
2 0 |
(0) (0) |
| correct as of 13 July 2014. | |||
| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2004 2011– |
Australia U21 Samoa |
24 |
(0) |
| correct as of 3 October 2015. | |||
Ole Avei (born 13 June 1983 in Wellington, New Zealand) is a Samoan International Rugby Union player, currently playing hooker with the Union Bordeaux Bègles in the French Top 14.
Avei began his professional career in 2005 with the Queensland Reds, making his first Super 14 debut in 2006, against the Chiefs in Hamilton.[1] He then went on to play for Waikato in the Air New Zealand Cup in 2008, and in 2010, he signed in France with the Union Bordeaux Bègles for 2 years, recently extending his contract for a rare 5-year deal over offers from several top clubs, including current champions Stade Toulousain (Toulouse).[2]
Avei made his International debut for Samoa in the 2011 Pacific Nations Cup, in the match against Japan on 2 July 2011.[3] He was then selected in the 30 man squad to represent Samoa in the 2011 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand.[4]
Avei married his longtime girlfriend of over 8 years, Angelina, on the 29th day of June 2013 in Australia.[citation needed] They welcomed their baby girl Siena Eva Avei on the 13th of April 2014.
He will take part in his second world cup, haven been selected for the 2015 Rugby World Cup.
Clubs
- 2005–08: Queensland Reds (Super 14)
- 2008–10: Waikato (NPC), Chiefs (WTG)
- 2010-Current: Union Bordeaux Begles (Pro D2 and Top 14)
References
External links
- UBB Official Website
- Ole Avei et la première ligne de l'UBB au charbon (French)
- L'incroyable prolongation d'Avei à Bordeaux ! (French)
- Ole ! Avei déboule(French)
- Avei, le symbole(French)
- Pages with broken file links
- Articles with unsourced statements from November 2015
- Articles with French-language external links
- 1983 births
- Samoan rugby union players
- New Zealand people of Samoan descent
- Queensland Reds players
- Waikato Rugby Union players
- Samoa international rugby union players
- Rugby union hookers
- New Zealand expatriate rugby union players
- Expatriate rugby union players in France
- Expatriate rugby union players in Australia
- New Zealand expatriate sportspeople in Australia
- New Zealand expatriates in France
- Samoan expatriate rugby union players
- Samoan expatriates in France
- Samoan expatriates in Australia
- Union Bordeaux Bègles players
- Rugby union players from Wellington City
- Living people
- Super Rugby players
- People educated at the Southport School
