Elvis Levi
| Date of birth | 21 February 1987 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Samoa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 181 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 110 kg (243 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | King's College, Auckland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Elvis Levi (born 21 February 1987) is a New Zealand professional rugby union player.
Levi was born in Samoa and grew up in Auckland, where he attended King's College. He was named after the famous singer by his Elvis obsessed parents, maths teacher Tautia and accountant Faamau.[1][2]
Moving to Canberra in 2007, Levi found a place in the Brumbies Academy and was then a junior Waratah in 2008. He was playing his rugby for Sydney club Penrith when he got called up by the Brumbies in 2011 to replace injured hooker Huia Edmonds and came on off the bench to make his Super Rugby debut against the Western Force at Canberra Stadium.[3]
Levi has plied his trade in France since 2011 after being recruited by AS Béziers.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Dutton, Chris (14 April 2011). "Elvis will have the Brumbies rocking". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- ^ "Old school ties are for anyone". NZ Herald.
- ^ "Brumbies make four changes". ABC News. 15 April 2011.
- ^ "Béziers : Levi apportera toute sa vaillance à la 1ere ligne Biterroise". Midi Libre (in French). 18 January 2014.
External links
[edit]- Elvis Levi at ESPNscrum
Categories:
- 1987 births
- Living people
- New Zealand rugby union players
- Samoan emigrants to New Zealand
- ACT Brumbies players
- New Zealand expatriate rugby union players in Australia
- New Zealand expatriate rugby union players in France
- AS Béziers Hérault players
- Biarritz Olympique players
- US Dax players
- Rugby union hookers
- Rugby union players from Auckland
- People educated at King's College, Auckland