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Bordeaux Ole Avei

Ole Avei

Bordeaux

Age

41

Position

Hooker

Height

178cm

Weight

114kg

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Bio

Wayne Ole Avei is a talented hooker, who is a dependable line-out thrower. He has appeared for Waikato in the ITM Cup in New Zealand but signed with Bordeaux for the 2010/11 season. A series of impressive performances for the club helped get the side promoted to the French Top 14 for the 2011/12 season. Avei made his debut for Samoa in the 2011 Pacific Nations Cup match against Japan in 2011.