Christian Lio-Willie | |
Birth Name: | Christian Javan Lio-Willie |
Birth Date: | 26 August 1998 |
Birth Place: | Auckland, New Zealand |
Height: | 187cm (74inches) |
Weight: | 1090NaN0 |
School: | Massey High School |
University: | University of Otago |
Ru Currentteam: | , |
Ru Position: | Number 8, Flanker |
Years1: | 2021– |
Apps1: | 15 |
Points1: | 0 |
Years2: | 2022 |
Apps2: | 2 |
Points2: | 0 |
Years3: | 2023– |
Apps3: | 16 |
Points3: | 10 |
Ru Clubupdate: | 5 November 2022 |
Repyears1: | 2022 |
Repteam1: | All Blacks XV |
Repcaps1: | 1 |
Reppoints1: | 0 |
Ru Ntupdate: | 5 November 2022 |
Christian Javan Lio-Willie (born 26 August 1998) is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays for in the National Provincial Championship (NPC). His playing position is loose forward.
Lio-Willie attended Massey High School in Auckland.[1] Aged 18, he moved to Dunedin to attend the University of Otago. He has played club rugby for Kaikorai RFC in Dunedin.[2]
Lio-Willie joined the Otago wider training squad in 2020;[3] [4] however, he would not make an appearance that season.
In 2021 Lio-Willie made his debut for Otago in a 26-19 win against to Southland on 7 August where he made a rampaging break in the 78th minute that set up the winning try of the match.[5] On 15 October he played 42 minutes in a 24–13 win against Northland.[6]
As of 2021, Lio-Willie is in his fifth year studying dentistry at the University of Otago. He is of Samoan descent.[7]