Codey Rei
 Codey Rei | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Codey Spencer Rei | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 2 February 1989 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Patea, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 94 kg (207 lb; 14 st 11 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | New Plymouth Boys' High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Codey Spencer Rei (born 2 February 1989) is a New Zealand rugby union player. He plays in the wing, fly-half and fullback position and is considered a utility back.
In June 2016 it was announced Rei had signed for Kobe Kobelco Steelers on a two-year contract.[1]
Rei has captained the Chiefs development side.[2]
He has played for ITM Cup side Taranaki[3] as well as for North Harbour.[4][5]
Rei has also been capped for New Zealand's māori international side the Māori All Blacks.
Personal
[edit]Rei and his partner have a son, Reggie.[5]
Rei is a New Zealander of Māori descent (Ngā Ruahine and Te Ātiawa descent).[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Rei set to leave Taranaki". New Zealand: Stuff. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
- ^ "Several Taranaki players included in Chiefs development side". New Zealand: Stuff. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
- ^ "Codey Rei Taranaki Player Profile". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- ^ "Codey Rei North Harbour Player Profile". Retrieved 2 September 2013.
- ^ a b Mclean, Glenn (25 September 2014). "Versatile Codey Rei loving life back at Taranaki". New Zealand: Stuff. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
- ^ "5 players from Ngāti Porou named in "Maori All Blacks"". Ngāti Porou East Coast. 30 June 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
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- 1989 births
- Ngāruahine people
- New Zealand rugby union players
- North Harbour rugby union players
- Rugby union fly-halves
- Rugby union wings
- Rugby union fullbacks
- Te Āti Awa people
- People educated at New Plymouth Boys' High School
- Living people
- People from Patea
- Kobelco Kobe Steelers players
- New Zealand expatriate rugby union players in Japan
- Rugby union players from Taranaki
- Māori All Blacks players
- 21st-century New Zealand sportsmen
- New Zealand rugby union biography, 1980s birth stubs