Elvis Seveali'i Explained

Elvis Seveali'i
Birth Name:Elvis Seveali'i
Birth Date:20 June 1978
Birth Place:Wellington, New Zealand
Height:1.79m (05.87feet)
Weight:92kg (203lb)
Ru Position:Centre/Wing/Fly half
Ru Nationalyears:2000-2007
Repsevensyears1: 
Ru Clubyears:-2002
2002-2003
2003-2005
2005-2008
2008-2011
2011-2012
2012-2013
Ru Proclubs:Wellington
Bath
Ospreys
Sale
London Irish
Bourgoin
Rovigo
Ru Clubpoints:
(25)
(25)
(20)
(55)
(0)
(0)
Ru Clubcaps:
7
42
38
79
15
6
Super14years: 
Youthyears1: 
Ru Nationalcaps:22
Ru Nationalpoints:(45)

Elvis Lulai Seveali'i (born 20 June 1978 in Wellington, New Zealand)[1] is a retired Samoan rugby union footballer. He played centre and wing and represented Manu Samoa internationally.

He has represented Wellington in the under-19s and under-21s as well as the National Provincial Championship team.

Seveali'i has represented Wellington in the under-19s and under-21s as well as the National Provincial Championship team. He played for Bath during the 2002–03 English rugby season.[2] He made his Heineken Cup debut on 13 April 2003, scoring twice against the Saracens. At the end of the season he scored a try against London Irish in the dying seconds that literally avoided Bath relegation. He spent the following two seasons with the Neath-Swansea Ospreys. He signed with the Sale Sharks during which he played at centre and won the 2005-06 Guinness Premiership.[3] He has since has moved to the Guinness Premiership side London Irish.[4] In September 2010 he was banned for two weeks for a dangerous tackle.[5] In 2011 he considered leaving London Irish at the end of the season.[6] He subsequently joined Bourgoin in France, before finally playing for Rovigo in Italy. He retired in 2013.

In 2018 he became head coach for California Women's Rugby.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Elvis Seveali'i Samoa . ESPNScrum . 29 July 2021.
  2. Web site: Flying with rugby wings . Kapi-Mana News . 13 July 2009 . 29 July 2021.
  3. News: Sale 45-20 Leicester . . 27 May 2006 . 9 February 2014.
  4. Web site: Seveali'I joins Exiles . Sky Sport . 7 August 2008 . 29 July 2021.
  5. Web site: Exiles rocked by Elvis ban . ESPNScrum . 22 September 2010 . 29 July 2021.
  6. Web site: Elvis Seveali'i considering his options . BerkshireLive . 1 April 2011 . 29 July 2021.
  7. Web site: Introducing Head Coach Elvis Seveali'i! . Cal Women’s Rugby . 12 January 2008 . 29 July 2021.