| Ole Avei | |
| Birth Name: | Wayne Ole Avei |
| Birth Date: | 13 June 1983 |
| Birth Place: | Wellington, New Zealand |
| Height: | 1.78m (05.84feet) |
| Weight: | 114kg (251lb) |
| Ru Position: | Hooker |
| Amatyears1: | -2008 |
| Amatyears2: | 2010 |
| Amatteam1: | Sunnybank |
| Amatteam2: | Sunnybank |
| Repteam1: | Australia U21 |
| Repteam2: | Samoa |
| Repyears1: | 2004 |
| Repyears2: | 2011– |
| Repcaps2: | 34 |
| Reppoints2: | 0 |
| Ru Ntupdate: | 3 October 2015 |
| Years1: | 2010−Nov 2017 |
| Years2: | Dec 2017-2019 |
| Years3: | 2019- |
| Clubs1: | Bordeaux-Bègles |
| Clubs2: | Racing 92 |
| Clubs3: | Soyaux-Angouleme |
| Apps1: | 171 |
| Apps2: | 29 |
| Apps3: | 17 |
| Points1: | 135 |
| Points2: | 10 |
| Points3: | 5 |
| Ru Clubupdate: | 12 August 2015 |
| Province1: | East Coast Aces |
| Provinceyears1: | 2007 |
| Provinceyears2: | 2008-09 |
| Provinceapps1: | 3 |
| Provinceapps2: | 14 |
| Provincepoints1: | 5 |
| Provincepoints2: | 5 |
| Super2: | Chiefs |
| Superyears1: | 2006-08 |
| Superyears2: | 2009 |
| Superapps1: | 2 |
| Superapps2: | 0 |
| Superpoints1: | 0 |
| Superpoints2: | 0 |
| Super14update: | 13 July 2014 |
| Relatives: | Digby Ioane (uncle) |
| School: | The Southport School |
Ole Avei (born 13 June 1983 in Wellington, New Zealand) is a Samoan International Rugby Union player, currently playing hooker with Soyaux-Angouleme in the French Pro D2.
Avei began his professional career in 2005 with the Queensland Reds, making his first Super 14 debut in 2006, against the Chiefs in Hamilton.[1] He then went on to play for Waikato in the Air New Zealand Cup in 2008, and in 2010, he signed in France with the Union Bordeaux Bègles for 2 years, extending his contract for a rare 5-year deal over offers from several top clubs, including current champions Stade Toulousain (Toulouse).[2]
Avei made his International debut for Samoa in the 2011 Pacific Nations Cup, in the match against Japan on 2 July 2011.[3] He was then selected to represent Samoa in the 2011 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand[4] and the 2015 Rugby World Cup.