{{Short description|Fiji international rugby union player}} {{Infobox rugby biography | name = Filipe Rayasi | image = | caption = | full_name = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1969|10|02|df=y}} | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | height = 5 ft 11 in | weight = 198 lb | occupation = | school = | university = | relatives = Salesi Rayasi (son) | position = Wing / Centre / Fullback | provinceyears1 = 1991–92 | province1 = {{rut|Wellington}} | provinceapps1 = 10 | provincepoints1 = 8 | provinceyears2 = 1994–96 | province2 = {{rut|King Country}} | provinceapps2 = 26 | provincepoints2 = 50 | superyears1 = 1996 | super1 = {{Rut|Crusaders}} | superapps1 = 1 | superpoints1 = 0 | repyears1 = 1994–97 | repteam1 = {{nrut|Fiji}} | repcaps1 = 13 | reppoints1 = 20 }} '''Filipe Rayasi''' (born 2 October 1969) is a Fijian former international rugby union player.<ref>{{cite news |title=Fijian pair discover the high cost of loyalty to country |url=https://www.scmp.com/article/176058/fijian-pair-discover-high-cost-loyalty-country |work=South China Morning Post |date=30 September 1996 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Support for Fiji |url=https://www.fijitimes.com.fj/support-for-fiji-2/ |work=The Fiji Times|date=29 January 2016}}</ref>
==Rugby career== Rayasi gained 13 times caps for Fiji, playing mostly fullback. He was used on the wing during his time at Wellington and made a Super 12 appearance for the Crusaders while a King Country player in 1996. His career included several seasons in Japanese professional rugby with the Osaka-based Kintetsu Liners.<ref name="Stuff">{{cite news |title=Mitre 10 Cup rising stars: Salesi Rayasi finally waves goodbye to NBA dreams |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/provincial/123067531/mitre-10-cup-rising-stars-salesi-rayasi-finally-waves-goodbye-to-nba-dreams |work=Stuff.co.nz |date=15 October 2020}}</ref>
==Personal life== Rayasi is the father of former Hurricanes, current Bordeaux Beagles player Salesi Rayasi.<ref name="Stuff"/>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{ESPNscrum|11788}}
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