Elvis Levi

Elvis Levi
Date of birth	21 February 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth	Samoa
Height	181 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	110 kg (243 lb)
School	King's College, Auckland
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Position(s)	Hooker
Senior career
Years	Team
2011–14	AS Béziers
2014–20	Biarritz Olympique
2020–	US Dax
Super Rugby
Years	Team
2011	Brumbies

Elvis Levi (born 21 February 1987) is a New Zealand professional rugby union player.

Levi was born in Samoa and grew up in Auckland, where he attended King's College. He was named after the famous singer by his Elvis obsessed parents, maths teacher Tautia and accountant Faamau.^[1]^[2]

Moving to Canberra in 2007, Levi found a place in the Brumbies Academy and was then a junior Waratah in 2008. He was playing his rugby for Sydney club Penrith when he got called up by the Brumbies in 2011 to replace injured hooker Huia Edmonds and came on off the bench to make his Super Rugby debut against the Western Force at Canberra Stadium.^[3]

Levi has plied his trade in France since 2011 after being recruited by AS Béziers.^[4]

References

^ Dutton, Chris (14 April 2011). "Elvis will have the Brumbies rocking". The Sydney Morning Herald.
^ "Old school ties are for anyone". NZ Herald.
^ "Brumbies make four changes". ABC News. 15 April 2011.
^ "Béziers : Levi apportera toute sa vaillance à la 1ere ligne Biterroise". Midi Libre (in French). 18 January 2014.

External links

Elvis Levi at ESPNscrum

[Dutton-1] Dutton, Chris (14 April 2011). "Elvis will have the Brumbies rocking". The Sydney Morning Herald.

[2] "Old school ties are for anyone". NZ Herald.

[3] "Brumbies make four changes". ABC News. 15 April 2011.

[4] "Béziers : Levi apportera toute sa vaillance à la 1ere ligne Biterroise". Midi Libre (in French). 18 January 2014.

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