Career
He plays at prop and previously played for the Newcastle Knights in the National Rugby League. Early career
After playing with the Melbourne Storm, Vaivai returned to New Zealand in 2010 to play for the New Zealand Warriors. He was a part of their New York City squad but didn"t play a game.
In 2012, he joined the Newcastle Knights.
He played for the Knights" New York City team in 2012, winning the Knights" New York City Coach"s Award, before moving on to the Knights" New South Wales Cup team in 2013. 2014
In Round 9 of the 2014 NRL season, Vaivai made his NRL debut for the Knights against the Penrith Panthers.
On 1 November, he re-signed with the Knights on a 2-year contract. 2015
Vaivai went on to play 5 more games in 2015, but at the end of the season, was released a year early from his Knights contract.
2016
In 2016, Vaivai joined the Burleigh Bears in the Queensland Cup.