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Elvis Seveali'i
Birth nameElvis Seveali'i
Date of birth(1978-06-20)20 June 1978(age 46)
Place of birthWellington,New Zealand
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight92 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)

Elvis Lulai Seveali'i(born 20 June 1978 inWellington,New Zealand)[1]is a retiredSamoanrugby unionfootballer. He playedcentreand wing and representedManu Samoainternationally.

He has representedWellingtonin the under-19s and under-21s as well as theNational Provincial Championshipteam.

Seveali'i has representedWellingtonin the under-19s and under-21s as well as theNational Provincial Championshipteam. He played forBathduring the 2002–03 English rugby season.[2]He made hisHeineken Cupdebut on 13 April 2003, scoring twice against theSaracens.At the end of the season he scored a try againstLondon Irishin the dying seconds that literally avoided Bath relegation.[3]He spent the following two seasons with theNeath-Swansea Ospreys.He signed with the Sale Sharks during which he played at centre and won the2005-06 Guinness Premiership.[4]He has since has moved to theGuinness Premiershipside 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 joinedBourgoinin France, before finally playing forRovigoin Italy. He retired in 2013.

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

References

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  1. ^"Elvis Seveali'i Samoa".ESPNScrum.Retrieved29 July2021.
  2. ^"Flying with rugby wings".Kapi-Mana News. 13 July 2009.Retrieved29 July2021.
  3. ^"Elvis brings Bath back from dead",The Guardian
  4. ^"Sale 45-20 Leicester".BBC.27 May 2006.Retrieved9 February2014.
  5. ^"Seveali'I joins Exiles".Sky Sport. 7 August 2008.Retrieved29 July2021.
  6. ^"Exiles rocked by Elvis ban".ESPNScrum. 22 September 2010.Retrieved29 July2021.
  7. ^"Elvis Seveali'i considering his options".BerkshireLive. 1 April 2011.Retrieved29 July2021.
  8. ^"Introducing Head Coach Elvis Seveali'i!".Cal Women’s Rugby. 12 January 2008.Retrieved29 July2021.