Cody Vai

Codemeru ”Cody” Nanai Vai (born 25 February 2004) is a New Zealand professional rugby union player who plays as a wing for National Provincial Championship club Bay of Plenty and the New Zealand national sevens team.

Cody Vai

Full name	Codemeru Nanai Vai
Born	(2004-02-25) 25 February 2004 (age 21)[1]
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) [2]
Weight	86 kg (190 lb; 13 st 8 lb)
School	De La Salle College, Auckland St Peter's College, Cambridge
Notable relative	Melani Nanai (brother)
Rugby union career
Position Wing Current team Bay of Plenty Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2023– Bay of Plenty National sevens team Years Team Comps 2023– New Zealand

Early and personal life

His father Kitiona Nanai Vai was a Western Samoa international who played in their 1991 Rugby Union World Cup team. He is the younger brother of rugby players Melani Nanai and Kitiona Vai. His sister Corina Nanai-Vai is also a rugby player and played in the Farah Palmer Cup for the Auckland Storm. He attended De La Salle College, Auckland. He also attended St Peter's School, Cambridge on a scholarship.^[3][4]

Career

He plays for Bay of Plenty as a winger and also played for the Chiefs U20 side.^[5]

Vai joined the New Zealand national rugby sevens team as injury cover in 2023 and scored a try on debut.^[6] He played as they won the Hong Kong Sevens title in 2023, scoring a try after just 25 seconds in the final against Fiji.^[7][8]

He was a member of the New Zealand Sevens team that retained the Hong Kong title in 2024, scoring a try in the final as they beat France 10-7.^[9] He continued to play for New Zealand in the 2024-25 SVNS series.^[10]