Ken Siaosi Pisi (born 24 February 1989 in

Apia Apia () is the capital and largest city of Samoa, as well as the nation's only city. It is located on the central north coast of Upolu, Samoa's second-largest island. Apia falls within the political district (''itūmālō'') of Tuamasaga. ...

Samoa Samoa, officially the Independent State of Samoa; sm, Sāmoa, and until 1997 known as Western Samoa, is a Polynesian island country consisting of two main islands ( Savai'i and Upolu); two smaller, inhabited islands ( Manono and Apolima); ...

) is a former

rugby union Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In it ...

player for

Northampton Saints Northampton Saints (officially Northampton Rugby Football Club) is a professional rugby union club from Northampton, England. They play in Premiership Rugby, England's top division of rugby. They were formed in 1880 as "Northampton St. James", ...

in the Aviva Premiership and the

Samoa national rugby union team The Samoa national rugby union team (also known as Manu Samoa) represents Samoa in men's international rugby union and it is governed by the Samoa Rugby Union. They are also known as Manu Samoa, which is thought to derive from the name of a Sam ...

. Both his brothers, Tusi Pisi and

George Pisi George Pisi (born 29 June 1986 in Apia, Samoa) is a rugby union player for Samoa who will leave his current club Northampton Saints in the Aviva Premiership at the conclusion of the 2016/17 season. Pisi was born in Samoa but moved to Auckland in ...

, also are professional rugby players and went to

Massey High School Massey High School is a co-educational state secondary school in West Auckland, New Zealand established in 1969. The school is located on the western edge of the city, thus obtaining students from both suburban and rural backgrounds. In 2017 it w ...

and played for North Harbour and in 2012 Ken joined George at

. While with Saints, Pisi has played in the 2014

European Rugby Challenge Cup The EPCR Challenge Cup is an annual rugby union competition organised by European Professional Club Rugby (EPCR). It is the second-tier competition for clubs based in European leagues behind the European Rugby Champions Cup. From its inception ...

Final where the Northampton side lifted the trophy after beating Bath Rugby 30-16 at Cardiff Arms Park. He also started as Northampton beat Saracens to win the Premiership. Previously a part of the Samoa Sevens Squad, Pisi made his Samoa senior debut in 2012 as the country faced Tonga and has since racked up a number of appearances for his country including representing Samoa at the 2015

Rugby World Cup The Rugby World Cup is a men's rugby union tournament contested every four years between the top international teams. The tournament is administered by World Rugby, the sport's international governing body. The winners are awarded the Webb E ...

. Most recently, Pisi has been called up to the Samoa squad for the 2017 summer internationals alongside fellow Northampton Saints back

Ahsee Tuala Ahsee Tuala (born 23 August 1989) is a Samoan rugby union player who plays as a fullback for Aviva Premiership side Northampton Saints. Early career Tuala was born in Samoa, but moved to New Zealand with his family aged 2 years old and grew up ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pisi, Ken 1989 births Living people Samoan rugby union players Sportspeople from Apia Samoan expatriate sportspeople in the United Kingdom North Harbour rugby union players Northampton Saints players Rugby union wings Samoa international rugby union players