Peter Lakai
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| Born | 4 March 2003 Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 108 kg (238 lb; 17 st 0 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | St Patrick's College, Silverstream | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Peter Lakai (born 4 March 2003)[1] is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays as a Flanker and Number 8 for the Hurricanes in the Super Rugby, Wellington in the National Provincial Championship (NPC), and the New Zealand national team.
Lakai was born in Auckland, New Zealand in 2003 and moved to Wellington, the nations capital, when he was in his youth.[2] Lakai has stated that he considers Wellington his hometown.[3] Lakai is of Ghanaian descent through his father and Tongan descent via his mother.[2][3] In an interview with Stuff, Lakai said he is often confused for being Fijian.[4] He was raised solo by his mother, Saline.[3] Alongside other Hurricanes teammates Salesi Rayasi and Billy Proctor, Lakai enjoys basketball and is a fan of the Boston Celtics in the National Basketball Association (NBA).[3]
