Peter Saili

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 the Super 14.^[1]

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.^[2] After leaving school he played for Auckland Marist.

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).^[3] 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.^[4][5] 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.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Blues rugby team profile
2. ^ Gray, Wynne (23 March 2011). "Rugby: Saili out to make No.8 role his own". The New Zealand Herald: p. B018. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/rugby/news/article.cfm?c_id=80&objectid=10714304. Retrieved 2 November 2011. 
3. ^ St Peter's College Magazine, 2007 p. 97
4. ^ "Baby Blacks look the business". Rugby Heaven. NZPA. 5 June 2008. http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/news/475509. Retrieved 7 November 2011. 
5. ^ "Rugby: NZ Juniors world champions". The New Zealand Herald. NZPA. 23 June 2008. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=10517813. Retrieved 2 November 2011. 

External links

• Peter Saili on the Auckland Rugby Union website