Virimi Vakatawa

Virimi Vakatawa
Vakatawa with Racing 92 in 2012
Birth nameVirimi Vakatawa
Date of birth (1992-05-01) 1 May 1992
Place of birthRangiora, New Zealand
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight99 kg (218 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre, Wing
Current team Bristol Bears
Youth career
Naluwai RC
Nasinu Secondary School
2010–2011 Racing 92
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2011–2013 Racing 92 44 (45)
2017-2022 Racing 92 101 (200)
2023- Bristol Bears 16 (20)
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2016–2022 France 31 (50)
National sevens team
Years Team Comps
2014–2017 France 82

Virimi Vakatawa (born 1 May 1992) is a New Zealand-born French professional rugby union player who plays as a centre or a wing for Bristol Bears and the French national team.

Arriving in France in 2010 and having obtained a French passport, he joined the France sevens team in 2014 before playing for the France national rugby union team since 2016 and the Six Nations Championship.

In September 2022, he suddenly retired from professional rugby due to a heart condition. On 27 September 2023, it was confirmed that he was returning to Rugby after signing for Bristol Bears.