Tusi Pisi

Tusi Pisi
	Pisi in 2011
Birth name	Tusiata Pisi
Date of birth	18 June 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth	Apia, Samoa
Height	180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	93 kg (14 st 9 lb; 205 lb)
School	Massey High School
Notable relative(s)	George Pisi, Ken Pisi (brothers)
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Position(s)	Fly-half / Centre / Fullback
Amateur team(s)
Years	Team
	Massey
Senior career
Years	Team
2002–2007	North Harbour
2007–2009	Toulon
2010–2016	Suntory Sungoliath
2016–2019	Bristol Bears
2019–2021	Toyota Industries Shuttles
	Correct as of 2 December 2024
Super Rugby
Years	Team
2007	Crusaders
2012–2013	Hurricanes
2016	Sunwolves
	Correct as of 22 July 2016
International career
Years	Team
2003	New Zealand U21
2006	Pacific Islanders
2011–2019	Samoa
	Correct as of 2 December 2024

Tusi Pisi (born 18 June 1982) is a Samoan former rugby union player who last played for the Toyota Industries Shuttles in the Top Challenge League. His position was fly half, but he had also played at centre and full back. He was the current first choice flyhalf for the Samoa national team.

Born in Samoa, Pisi's parents moved him and his brother George to Auckland as youngsters.^[1]

After playing for the Crusaders in Super Rugby, he moved to Rugby Club Toulonnais in France for 2007/2008 and 2008/2009 seasons. At the end of the 2009 season in France, Pisi joined Suntory Sungoliath Rugby Club in Japan.

In 2011, he signed with the Hurricanes for the 2012 Super Rugby season.

On 31 June 2015 Pisi represented the Barbarians FC against an England side at Twickenham Stadium.

In March 2016 Pisi signed a 2-year contract with Bristol Rugby starting from the 2016/2017 season. Pisi stayed at Bristol for 3 relatively successful seasons before joining Japanese side Toyota Industries Shuttles^[2]^[3]

References

^ "Roving first-five Tusi Pisi brings Canes wisdom".
^ "Bristol Secure Tusi Pisi Signing". Bristol Rugby. 31 March 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
^ "Samoan representative Tushi Pischi joins Japan rugby world return Toyoda Automatic Loom". Rugby Republic. 4 June 2019. Retrieved 14 June 2019.

External links

Profile on Rugby Club Toulonnais site
Hurricanes profile
Tusi Pisi at European Professional Club Rugby
Tusi Pisi at Premiership Rugby (archived)
Tusi Pisi at ESPNscrum
Tusi Pisi at ItsRugby.co.uk
Tusi Pisi stats v Wales 2012

[1] "Roving first-five Tusi Pisi brings Canes wisdom".

[2] "Bristol Secure Tusi Pisi Signing". Bristol Rugby. 31 March 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2016.

[3] "Samoan representative Tushi Pischi joins Japan rugby world return Toyoda Automatic Loom". Rugby Republic. 4 June 2019. Retrieved 14 June 2019.

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