James Lay
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| Full name | James Michael Lay | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 16 December 1993 Motoʻotua, Samoa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 118 kg (260 lb; 18 st 8 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | King's College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative | Jordan Lay (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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James Michael Lay (born 16 December 1993) is a Samoan former professional rugby union player who plays as a prop who represented the Samoa national team.[1][2]
International career
[edit]Lay was born in Samoa, but moved to New Zealand with his parents at age two and attended school in Auckland.[3][4]
On 23 August 2019, he was named in Samoa's 34-man training squad for the 2019 Rugby World Cup,[5] before being named in the final 31 on 31 August.[6]
Lay retired from professional rugby at the end of 2025, finishing his career as the captain of Moana Pasifika.
References
[edit]- ↑ "Mitre 10 Cup: Steamers gear up for Saturday's match". The New Zealand Herald. 6 September 2018. ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
- ↑ "James Lay - Bristol Bears". Bristol Bears. 8 September 2018.
- ↑ "Sport: Manu Samoa make three changes for Tonga match".
- ↑ "Brothers united at the Bay of Plenty Steamers".
- ↑ Airey, Thomas (23 August 2019). "Alalatoa headlines Manu Samoa pre-World Cup squad". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
- ↑ "Two uncapped players in Samoa squad for Japan". rugbyworldcup.com. Rugby World Cup. 31 August 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
External links
[edit]- James Lay at European Professional Club Rugby
- James Lay at Premiership Rugby (archived)
- James Lay at ESPNscrum (archived)
- James Lay at ItsRugby.fr (in French)
- James Lay at All.Rugby
- James Lay at RugbyDatabase.co.nz
Categories:
- 1993 births
- Living people
- Samoan rugby union players
- Samoa international rugby union players
- Samoan emigrants to New Zealand
- Rugby union props
- Auckland rugby union players
- Bay of Plenty rugby union players
- Bristol Bears players
- Blues (Super Rugby) players
- 2019 Rugby World Cup players
- 2023 Rugby World Cup players
- Moana Pasifika players
- Samoan expatriate rugby union players in England
- People educated at King's College, Auckland
- North Harbour rugby union players