George Pisi

George Pisi
Birth name Tala'ave George Pisi
Date of birth (1986-06-29) June 29, 1986
Place of birth Apia, Samoa
Height 185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 94 kg (14 st 11 lb; 207 lb)
Notable relative(s) Tusi Pisi, Ken Pisi (brothers)
Spouse Jessica Tu'uga Stevenson - Pisi
Children Jeremiah Pisi
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre, Fullback
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2005–2009
2010
2011
2011
2011–2017		 North Harbour
Taranaki
Clermont
Taranaki
Northampton		 50
13
7
4
141		 (50)
(20)
(15)
(0)
(145)
Correct as of 1 June 2017
Super Rugby
Years Team Apps (Points)
2006–2010 Blues 18 (0)
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2005
2006–2007
2010–		 New Zealand U19
New Zealand U21
Samoa

21

(15)
Correct as of 1 June 2017

George Pisi (born 29 June 1986 in Apia, Samoa) is a rugby union player for Samoa who will leave his current club Northampton Saints in the Aviva Premiership at the conclusion of the 2016/17 season.[1]

Pisi was born in Samoa but moved to Auckland in New Zealand aged 3 with his family.[2] He went to West Harbour Primary School and Massey High School where captained their rugby team,[3] and represented New Zealand Schools.

Pisi made his provincial debut playing for North Harbour in 2005 alongside his elder brother Tusi Pisi. He made 50 appearances for North Harbour before transferring to Taranaki for the 2010 ITM Cup. He made 18 appearances for the Blues between 2006 and 2010, but didn't record a try and never fully established himself as a starter.

He moved to France in February 2011 as a medical joker for Gavin Williams,[4] and then moved on to sign for Northampton for the 2011/12 season, and was named in the Aviva Premiership Dream Team during after his first season at the club.[5]

He played for New Zealand at U19 and U21 level, but made his debut for Samoa in June 2010 in the Pacific Nations Cup, and went on to play in the 2011 Rugby World Cup.

Both his brothers, Tusi Pisi and Ken Pisi, also are professional rugby players and went to Massey High School and played for North Harbour and in 2012 Ken joined George at Northampton.

It was announced on Monday, May 8, 2017 that Pisi would leave Northampton Saints at the conclusion of the 2016/17 season.[6]

References

  1. ↑ https://www.northamptonsaints.co.uk/news/latest-headlines/2017/may-2017/northampton-saints-confirms-departing-players/
  2. ↑ "Manu Samoa George Pisi flourishing now he has found true home".
  3. ↑ "Big Time In North Harbour: Massey High School". Archived from the original on 2014-02-26.
  4. ↑ "Clermont sign Blues' Pisi".
  5. ↑ "Manoa, Pisi named in ESPN Dream Team". Archived from the original on 2014-07-29.
  6. ↑ https://www.northamptonsaints.co.uk/news/latest-headlines/2017/may-2017/northampton-saints-confirms-departing-players/


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