Peter Saili

Peter Saili

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Full name	Peter Saili
Date of birth	(1988-01-04) 4 January 1988
Place of birth	Auckland, New Zealand
Height
Weight	114 kg (251 lb)
School	St Peter's College, Auckland
Notable relative(s)	Francis Saili (brother)
Rugby union career
Current status
Current team	Bordeaux Bègles
Playing career
Position	Loose Forward
Provincial/State sides
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
2008–	Auckland	70	(20)
correct as of 19 October 2014.
Super Rugby
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
2009–2015	Blues	71	(20)
correct as of 13 July 2014.

Peter Saili (born 4 January 1988) is a New Zealand rugby player, who plays at the Blindside Flanker/ No 8 position for the Blues in Super Rugby.

Early life

Saili was born in Auckland and educated at St Peter's College where he played rugby in the school First XV. He represented New Zealand in schoolboy and global under-age tournaments. After leaving school he played for Auckland Marist. He is the older brother of Blues and All Black centre Francis Saili.

Career

Saili was a junior All Black in 2007 and 2008. In 2007 he was a member of the team which won the International Rugby Board's junior world championship (Under 19), defeating South Africa in the final (31-7). In 2008 he was a member of the New Zealand team which won the International Rugby Board's junior world championship (the inaugural under-20 tournament), pulling off a crushing 38-3 win (four tries to none) over England in Swansea, Wales.

Saili started his professional rugby career in 2008, with a start in the NPC for Auckland against Poverty Bay. In 2009 he commenced playing for the Blues in a match against the Western Force.

On 16 January 2015, it was revealed that The Blues had released Saili with immediate effect to allow him to take up a contract in France