| Full name | Christopher Fatu Vui | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 11 February 1993 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 120 kg (265 lb; 18 st 13 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Massey High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Christopher Fatu Vui (born 11 February 1993) is a professional rugby union player who plays as a lock for Premiership Rugby club Bristol Bears. Born in New Zealand, he represents Samoa at international level after qualifying on ancestry grounds.
Club career
During the 2015 Super Rugby season he made 2 appearances for the Auckland-based Blues franchise.[1]
Vui played for Worcester Warriors. He moved to Bristol ahead of the 2017/18 season.
International career
He represented New Zealand Under 20 in the 2013 IRB Junior World Championship in France.[2]
He earned his first cap for Samoa during the 2016 November internationals. Vui became the youngest captain in World Rugby when he skippered Samoa in 2017.
References
- ↑ "Chris Vui Blues Player Profile". Blues Rugby. Archived from the original on 3 October 2015. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
- ↑ "NZU20 squad named for IRB World Champs in France". All Blacks.com. 25 April 2013. Archived from the original on 4 October 2015. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
External links
- Chris Vui at Premiership Rugby
- Chris Vui at ESPNscrum
- Chris Vui at ItsRugby.co.uk
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