{{short description|Fiji international rugby union player}} {{expand French|topic=bio|date=October 2021}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}} {{Use New Zealand English|date=October 2019}} {{Infobox rugby biography | name = Salesi Rayasi | image = | image_size = | caption = | full_name = Salesi Tuivuna Mauri Rayasi | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|09|25|df=y}} | birth_place = Wellington, New Zealand | height = {{convert|193|cm|ftin|0|abbr=on}} | weight = {{convert|105|kg|lb stlb|0|abbr=on}} | school = St. Patrick's College Silverstream | relatives = Filipe Rayasi (father) <br/> Shaun Stevenson (cousin) | position = Wing, Fullback | currentclub = Auckland, Hurricanes | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 2016 | clubs1 = Wellington | apps1 = 1 | points1 = 0 | years2 = 2018–2023 | clubs2 = Auckland | apps2 = 52 | points2 = 200 | years3 = 2019–2024 | clubs3 = Hurricanes | apps3 = 50 | points3 = 150 | years4 = 2020 | clubs4 = Moana Pasifika | apps4 = 1 | points4 = 0 | years5 = 2024–2025 | clubs5 = RC Vannes | apps5 = 21 | points5 = 30 | years6 = 2025– | clubs6 = Bordeaux Bègles | apps6 = 12 | points6 = 45 | repyears1 = 2016 | repteam1 = Samoa U20 | repcaps1 = 4 | reppoints1 = 18 | repteam2 = Fiji | repyears2 = 2025 | repcaps2 = 4 | reppoints2 = 5 | clubupdate = 10 July 2025 | repupdate = 12 March 2023 | repsevensyears1 = 2018–2020 | repsevensteam1 = New Zealand | repsevenscomp1 = 7 | ru_sevensupdate = 12 March 2023 }}
'''Salesi Tuivuna Mauri Rayasi''' (born 25 September 1996 in Wellington) is a New Zealand rugby union player who played on the wing for RC Vannes in the French Top 14, having joined the club in 2024.<ref>https://www.rugbypass.com/news/salesi-rayasi-departs-hurricanes-as-blues-and-chiefs-make-key-re-signings/</ref> In July 2025, after Vannes was relegated to ProD2, Rayasi signed for Top 14 giants Bordeaux Bègles
He previously played for the {{Rut|Hurricanes}} in Super Rugby. He signed for the Hurricanes squad in 2019.<ref name="Hurricanes opt for continuity in naming exciting 2019 squad">{{cite press release | url=https://www.hurricanes.co.nz/news/article/hurricanes-opt-for-continuity-in-naming-exciting-2019-squad/ | title=Hurricanes opt for continuity in naming exciting 2019 squad | publisher=Hurricanes | date=31 October 2018 | accessdate=31 October 2018 | archive-date=31 October 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181031005342/https://www.hurricanes.co.nz/news/article/hurricanes-opt-for-continuity-in-naming-exciting-2019-squad/ | url-status=live }}</ref> He has also played for the New Zealand national rugby sevens team and for Auckland and Wellington in New Zealand's National Provincial Championship.
In June 2025 Salesi was called up to the Fiji squad for the end of season internationals.<ref>https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/360721106/former-hurricanes-winger-salesi-rayasi-named-fiji-squad-face-wallabies-scotland</ref>
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{{Union Bordeaux Bègles squad}}
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