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Rayasi and Walker-Leawere in powerful Hurricanes squad for Super Rugby Aotearoa

Rayasi and Walker-Leawere in powerful Hurricanes squad for Super Rugby Aotearoa

By Semi Turaga
12/01/2021
Salesi Rayasi and Isaia Walker-Leawere. [image: Hurricanes/Facebook]

Salesi Rayasi and Isaia Walker-Leawere have been named in the Hurricanes squad for 2021 Super Rugby Aotearoa season.

Rayasi is a former member of the All Blacks 7s team.

His father is former Fiji international Filipe Rayasi.

Walker-Leawere is the son of former Flying Fijians captain Kele Leawere.

Other big names in the squad are Peter Umaga Jensen, Wes Goosen, Jordie Barrett, Julian Savea, Vince Aso, Ngani Laumape, Ardie Savea, Vaea Fifita, Dane Coles, Tyrel Lomax and Reed Princep and Du Plesis Kirifi.

The Super Rugby Aotearoa competition will kick off on the 26th of next month.

There will be 20 round-robin matches with each team playing each other twice on a home and away basis.

Each team will have four home matches and two byes with the final between the top two qualifying teams scheduled for Saturday, 8 May.

The 2021 Hurricanes squad

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