Elvis Seveali'i
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Elvis Lulai Seveali'i (born 20 June 1978 in Wellington, New Zealand){{cite web |url=http://www.espnscrum.com/timeline/rugby/player/13424.html |title=Elvis Seveali'i Samoa |publisher=ESPNScrum |date= |access-date=29 July 2021}} is a retired Samoan rugby union footballer. He played centre and wing and represented Manu Samoa internationally.
He has represented Wellington in the under-19s and under-21s as well as the National Provincial Championship team.
Seveali'i has represented Wellington in the under-19s and under-21s as well as the National Provincial Championship team. He played for Bath during the 2002–03 English rugby season.{{cite web |url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/local-papers/kapi-mana-news/2524227/Flying-with-rugby-wings |title=Flying with rugby wings |publisher=Kapi-Mana News |date=13 July 2009 |access-date=29 July 2021}} He made his Heineken Cup debut on 13 April 2003, scoring twice against the Saracens. At the end of the season he scored a try against London Irish in the dying seconds that literally avoided Bath relegation.{{citation|website=The Guardian|title=Elvis brings Bath back from dead|date=11 April 2003 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2003/apr/11/rugbyunion.bath |last1=Kitson |first1=Robert }} He spent the following two seasons with the Neath-Swansea Ospreys. He signed with the Sale Sharks during which he played at centre and won the 2005-06 Guinness Premiership.{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/english/5009064.stm |title=Sale 45-20 Leicester |publisher=BBC |date=27 May 2006 |access-date=9 February 2014}} He has since has moved to the Guinness Premiership side London Irish.{{cite web |url=https://www.skysports.com/rugby-union/news/12321/3944676/sevealii-joins-exiles |title=Seveali'I joins Exiles |publisher=Sky Sport |date=7 August 2008 |access-date=29 July 2021}} In September 2010 he was banned for two weeks for a dangerous tackle.{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/rugby/story/_/id/15297978/exiles-rocked-elvis-sevealii-ban |title=Exiles rocked by Elvis ban |publisher=ESPNScrum |date=22 September 2010 |access-date=29 July 2021}} In 2011 he considered leaving London Irish at the end of the season.{{cite web |url=https://www.getreading.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/rugby-news/elvis-sevealii-considering-his-options-4300357 |title=Elvis Seveali'i considering his options |publisher=BerkshireLive |date=1 April 2011 |access-date=29 July 2021}} He subsequently joined Bourgoin in France, before finally playing for Rovigo in Italy. He retired in 2013.
In 2018 he became head coach for California Women's Rugby.{{cite web |url=https://californiawomensrugby.com/introducing-head-coach-elvis-sevealii/ |title=Introducing Head Coach Elvis Seveali'i! |publisher=Cal Women’s Rugby |date=12 January 2008 |access-date=29 July 2021}}
References
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{{Samoa Squad 2007 World Cup}}
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