Codey Spencer Rei (born 2 February 1989) is a New Zealand

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player. He plays in the

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fly-half In the game of rugby union, there are 15 players on each team, comprising eight forwards (wearing jerseys numbered 1–8) and seven backs (numbered 9–15). In addition, there may be up to eight replacement players "on the bench", numbered 16– ...

and fullback position and is considered a utility back. In June 2016 it was announced Rei had signed for

Kobe Kobelco Steelers The Kobelco Kobe Steelers are a Japanese rugby union team owned by Kobe Steel, and based in Kobe. They were the first ever Top League champions when the League started in the 2003-2004 season. The team rebranded as Kobelco Kobe Steelers ahead o ...

on a two-year contract. Rei has captained the Chiefs development side. He has played for

ITM Cup ITM may stand for: Education * ITM Global School, an English medium co-educational day school in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India * ITM Law School, one of the professional graduate schools of ITM University * ITM-IFM, Mumbai, India * Institut Tek ...

side

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as well as for North Harbour. Rei has also been capped for New Zealand's māori international side the

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Personal

Rei and his partner have a son, Reggie.

References

External links

itsrugby.co.uk Profile

at irb.com
ESPN Profile
1989 births New Zealand rugby union players North Harbour rugby union players Rugby union fly-halves Rugby union wings Rugby union fullbacks People educated at New Plymouth Boys' High School Living people People from Patea Kobelco Kobe Steelers players New Zealand expatriate rugby union players Expatriate rugby union players in Japan New Zealand expatriate sportspeople in Japan Rugby union players from Taranaki {{NewZealand-rugbyunion-bio-1980s-stub