| Cody Vai | |
| Fullname: | Codemeru Nanai Vai |
| Birth Date: | 25 February 2004[1] |
| Height: | 1.880NaN0 [2] |
| Weight: | 860NaN0 |
| School: | De La Salle College, Auckland St Peter's College, Cambridge |
| Relatives: | Melani Nanai (brother) |
| Position: | Wing |
| Currentclub: | Bay of Plenty |
| Years1: | 2023– |
| Clubs1: | Bay of Plenty |
| Ru Sevensnationalyears1: | 2023– |
| Ru Sevensnationalteam1: | New Zealand |
Codemeru ”Cody” Nanai Vai (born 25 February 2004) is a New Zealand professional rugby union player who plays as a wing for National Provincial Championship club Bay of Plenty and the New Zealand national sevens team.
His father Kitiona Nanai Vai was a Western Samoa international who played in their 1991 Rugby Union World Cup team. He is the younger brother of rugby players Melani Nanai and Kitiona Vai. His sister Corina Nanai-Vai is also a rugby player and played in the Farah Palmer Cup for the Auckland Storm. He attended De La Salle College, Auckland. He also attended St Peter's School, Cambridge on a scholarship.[3] [4]
He plays for Bay of Plenty as a winger and also played for the Chiefs U20 side.[5]
Vai joined the New Zealand national rugby sevens team as injury cover in 2023 and scored a try on debut.[6] He played as they won the Hong Kong Sevens title in 2023, scoring a try after just 25 seconds in the final against Fiji.[7] [8]
He was a member of the New Zealand Sevens team that retained the Hong Kong title in 2024, scoring a try in the final as they beat France 10-7.[9]