Chris Vui

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| name = Chris Vui

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| fullname = Christopher Fatu Vui

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|02|11|df=y}}

| birth_place = Auckland, New Zealand

| height = {{convert|1.97|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}

| weight = {{convert|120|kg|lb stlb|0|abbr=on}}

| school = Massey High School

| university =

| relatives =

| position = Lock, Flanker

| currentclub = Bristol Bears

| years1 = 2015

| clubs1 = Blues

| apps1 = 2

| points1 = 0

| years2 = 2015−2016

| clubs2 = North Harbour

| apps2 = 20

| points2 = 10

| years3 = 2016–2017

| clubs3 = Worcester Warriors

| apps3 = 8

| points3 = 0

| years4 = 2017–

| clubs4 = Bristol Bears

| apps4 = 118

| points4 = 50

| repyears1 = 2013

| repteam1 = New Zealand U20

| repcaps1 = 4

| reppoints1 = 0

| repyears2 = 2016–

| repteam2 = Samoa

| repcaps2 = 27

| reppoints2 = 5

| clubupdate = 28 August 2023

| repupdate = 28 August 2023

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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 {{Rut|Blues}} franchise.{{cite web | url=http://www.theblues.co.nz/players/246-Chris-Vui.aspx | title=Chris Vui Blues Player Profile | work=Blues Rugby | accessdate=30 September 2015 | url-status=dead | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151003072336/http://www.theblues.co.nz/players/246-Chris-Vui.aspx | archivedate=3 October 2015 }}

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.{{cite web | url=http://www.allblacks.com/News/22109/nzu20-squad-named-for-irb-world-champs-in-france | title=NZU20 squad named for IRB World Champs in France | work=All Blacks.com | date=25 April 2013 | accessdate=1 October 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151004025418/http://www.allblacks.com/News/22109/nzu20-squad-named-for-irb-world-champs-in-france | archive-date=4 October 2015 | url-status=dead }}

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.

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