Ngane Punivai | |
Fullname: | Ngantungane Gisborne James Punivai |
Birth Date: | 30 August 1998 |
Birth Place: | Lower Hutt, New Zealand |
Height: | 1910NaN0 |
Weight: | 1000NaN0 |
School: | Christ's College |
University: | Lincoln University |
Relatives: | Isaiah Punivai Brother |
Position: | Wing, Centre |
Currentclub: | Canterbury, Highlanders |
Years1: | 2017– |
Clubs1: | Canterbury |
Apps1: | 47 |
Points1: | 5 |
Years2: | 2019 |
Clubs2: | Crusaders |
Apps2: | 2 |
Points2: | 0 |
Years3: | 2020–22 |
Clubs3: | Highlanders |
Apps3: | 12 |
Points3: | 20 |
Years4: | 2023 |
Clubs4: | Chiefs |
Apps4: | 2 |
Points4: | 0 |
Years5: | 2024- |
Clubs5: | Hurricanes |
Apps5: | 0 |
Points5: | 0 |
Repyears1: | 2018 |
Repteam1: | New Zealand U20 |
Repcaps1: | 3 |
Reppoints1: | 0 |
Clubupdate: | 13 October 2019 |
Repupdate: | 13 October 2019 |
Ngantungane Gisborne James Punivai (born 30 August 1998, in New Zealand) is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays on the wing for the in Super Rugby. His playing position is . Punivai attended Christ's College in Christchurch, where he was captain of the 1st XV and the deputy head prefect. He has signed for the Crusaders squad in 2019. In 2019 it was announced he would be switching to play for the . Punivai scored his first try for the Highlanders against his former team, the Crusaders on 4 July 2020 [1]