Date of birth | 4 March 2003 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 108 kg (238 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Peter Lakai (born 2003)[1] is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays for the Hurricanes in Super Rugby. His playing position is flanker or number 8. He was named in the Hurricanes squad for the 2023 Super Rugby Pacific season.[2] He was also a member of the Wellington 2022 Bunnings NPC squad.[3]
Lakai represented New Zealand U20s in 2022,[4] and has been touted as a long-term successor to Ardie Savea.[5][6]
References
- ^ "Peter Lakai". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
- ^ "Hurricanes 2023 squad announced" (Press release). Hurricanes. 26 October 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
- ^ "Wellington Lions announce 2022 squad for Bunnings NPC". Wellington Rugby (Press release). 11 July 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
- ^ "Wellington's teenage NPC star Peter Lakai reveals why breakout year is for his mum". Stuff.co.nz. 20 October 2022. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
- ^ "The heir to Ardie Savea? Peter Lakai's potential excites Hurricanes". Stuff.co.nz. 27 October 2022. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
- ^ "The young gun set to profit from Savea's sabbatical". Rugby Pass. 18 October 2022. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
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