Background
Saili was born in Auckland and educated at Street Peter"s College where he played rugby in the school First XV.
Saili was born in Auckland and educated at Street Peter"s College where he played rugby in the school First XV.
He is the younger brother of Blues loose forward Peter Saili. He was the captain in 2009. He represented New Zealand in schoolboy and global under-age tournaments.
After leaving school he played for Auckland Marist.
In 2012, he commenced playing for the Blues in a match against the Stormers. In 2013, Saili made his debut for the All Blacks against Argentina in Hamilton.
On 1 November 2014, he played for the Barbarians against Australia, scoring a try at Twickenham. On 6 April 2015, it was announced that Saili would be joining Irish provincial side Munster on a two-year contract.
He made his debut on 21 August 2015 in Munster"s uncapped pre-season friendly loss to Irish rivals Connacht.
Saili made his full Munster debut on 13 September 2015, starting against Ospreys in the 2015-2016 Pro12.
He plays primarily as a centre for Munster in the Pro12 and European Rugby Champions Cup, though he can also play wing. Saili was part of the New Zealand Under 20 team that won the Junior World Championship in Italy in 2011. Saili started his professional rugby career in 2011, with a start in the Information Technology Management Cup for Auckland. He made his European Rugby Champions Cup debut on 14 November 2015, starting the opening 2015-2016 pool game against Treviso.
