Peter Saili (born 4 January 1988) is a

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player, who plays at the Blindside Flanker/ No 8 position for the

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Early life

Saili was born in Auckland and educated at St Peter's College where he played rugby in the school First XV. He represented New Zealand in schoolboy and global under-age tournaments. After leaving school he played for Auckland Marist. He is the older brother of Blues and

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centre

Francis Saili Francis Saili (born 16 February 1991) is a New Zealand rugby union player, currently playing for French club Biarritz. He plays primarily as a centre, though he can also play wing. He is the younger brother of Blues loose forward Peter Saili. ...

Career

Saili was a junior All Black in 2007 and 2008. In 2007 he was a member of the team which won the International Rugby Board's junior world championship (Under 19), defeating South Africa in the final (31-7). In 2008 he was a member of the New Zealand team which won the International Rugby Board's junior world championship (the inaugural under-20 tournament), pulling off a crushing 38–3 win (four tries to none) over England in Swansea, Wales. Saili started his professional rugby career in 2008, with a start in the NPC for

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against

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. In 2009 he commenced playing for the

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in a match against the

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On 16 January 2015, it was revealed that The Blues had released Saili with immediate effect to allow him to take up a contract in France

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